Blood Grouping

VACUETTE® blood grouping tubes preserve red blood cells. They are used for determination in immunohaematology (ABO/Rh determination, antibody screening and antigen phenotyping in red cells) as well as for tissue typing (HLA).

VACUETTE® blood grouping tubes are available in three versions: ACD-A, ACD-B and CPDA.

ACD blood grouping tubes from Greiner Bio-One contain the additives citric acid, trisodium citrate and dextrose. The additive dextrose maintains the cell metabolism. In addition to citric acid and dextrose, CPDA tubes also contain monobasic sodium phosphate and adenine, which helps replenish ATP.

All three tube versions have their specific concentration and additive ratio.

Additive	Cap Color	Cap Image
Coagulation Blood Tube	Light Blue Top Tube
Serum Blood Tube	Red Top Tube/Black Ring
Serum Separator Blood Tube	Gold Top Tube
Lithium Heparin Blood Tube	Green Top Tube/Black Ring
Lithium Heparin Separator Blood Tube	Green Top Tube/Yellow Ring
Sodium Heparin Blood Tube	Green Top Tube/ Green Ring
K2 EDTA Blood Tube	Lavender Top Tube
K2 EDTA Separator Blood Tube	Lavender Top Tube
K3 EDTA Blood Tube	Lavender Top Tube
No Additive Blood Tube	White Top Tube
Glucose Blood Tube	Grey Top Tube
Trace Elements Blood Tube	Royal Blue Top Tube