DRD Blood
- High-quality whole blood RNA stabilization
A reliable solution, validated and CE marked for clinical use, with no compromises on RNA integrity for downstream applications. - Innovative technology
DRD Blood leverages the latest advancements in stabilization without limitations seen in other products. Several third-party downstream RNA extraction workflows are compatible with DRD Blood. - Cost-effective solution
Belgian-engineered, top-quality RNA preservation.
With the growing demand for blood-based gene expression analysis in research and clinical studies, ensuring RNA integrity in blood samples is more important than ever. DRD Blood is a solution designed to preserve RNA at the highest quality levels – bringing you robust data you can trust.
Why choose DRD Blood?
DRD Blood is the ultimate choice for scientists and clinicians focused on accuracy and sensitivity in whole blood RNA analyses. Our product offers:
- Exceptional RNA integrity
Maintains RNA quality with high RIN values, ensuring your samples are suitable for high-level molecular analyses. - Room temperature stability
Achieve up to 3 days of RNA stability at ambient temperatures or 30 days at +4 °C, reducing the need for immediate freezing or processing. - Three versatile collection options, one of them now CE-IVDR marked!
- venous blood draw (1 mL): ideal in the clinical setting by a healthcare professional (CE IVDR)
- capillary collection (50 µL): perfect for self-collection, home-based studies, or use with children and elderly patients. (see RUO product range)
- transfer from classic EDTA or citrate tube: transfer 50 µL of blood immediately to a microtube with stabilizing buffer. (see RUO product range)
- Outstanding RNA yield
Provides up to 0.5 µg of high-quality RNA from just 50 µL of blood.
Convenient stabilization of whole blood RNA
“Aging is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Including blood RNA analysis is a pivotal advancement for our large-scale population study. It enables molecular-level insights essential to unraveling the mechanisms behind healthy aging. The RNA-stabilizing blood tube from InActiv Blue offers innovative technology that supports our goals, ensuring high-quality samples for robust research outcomes.“
Prof. M. De Boevre
coordinator of GLORIA-GEZONDHEIDSMONITOR study
Excellent freeze-thaw stability
In a freeze/thaw study including multiple donor blood samples, we demonstrated excellent RNA stability for the three target genes tested and a consistent RNA integrity . Test conditions included thawing at room temperature, thawing at 4 °C, and a worst -case condition, where samples were additionally exposed to 37 °C following the fifth thaw cycle.
RT-qPCR stability of selected genes
TapeStation electropherogram of total RNA purification was done with a modified miRNeasy micro protocol (see SOP under Download section).