Cell isolation directly from whole blood

For numerous applications, leukocyte subsets need to be isolated from anticoagulated blood samples. Whole blood donations represent a readily available and versatile source material with well-defined cell numbers that come in any desired volume. StraightFrom® Whole Blood MicroBeads were designed to optimally fit this flexibility.

StraightFrom Whole Blood MicroBead Kits are suited for the separation of leukocyte subsets directly from anticoagulated human whole blood.

The MicroBeads are added directly to the whole blood sample without any prior cell counting or PBMC isolation. Leukocytes can thereby be isolated straightforward within minutes without the need for density gradient centrifugation.

Find a product list of all StraightFrom Whole Blood MicroBead Kits at the end of this page.

In contrast to manual separation using MACS Separators, cell separation from whole blood can also be performed using the autoMACS® Pro Separator for walk-away automation, or the MultiMACS Cell24 Separator Plus for semi-automated separation. Both instruments allow processing of high sample volumes or numbers and provide convenient and easy sample handling. This improves reliability and reproducibility in day-to-day cell separation.

For large-scale cell separations, the MultiMACS X is the instrument of choice.