Become familiar with different gauge needles and when to use them, as well as blood collection tubes. (theemedicalassistants.com)
He explains that DNA - based liquid biopsies typically use standard blood collection tubes, and those based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are particularly easy for clinical laboratorians to understand and implement. (sciencemag.org)
To address that, Qiagen has introduced a line of specially treated blood collection tubes that chemically stabilize samples for sensitive liquid biopsies. (sciencemag.org)