The product is shipped frozen with or without preservatives at the customer's request. ACS has developed a protein base that does not glycate. When liquid or lyophilized controls are prepared in this base the product has an excellent stability and performs in glucose testing similiarly to human serum. This animal based material is free of the possibility of hepatitis B and HIV infection and is an ideal material for standard and quality controls for near patient care instruments. An important measure of the diabetic's compliance with diet and medication regimens is the amount of serum glycated proteins.
Many clinicians feel the meaurement of glycated serum protein to be a worthwhile diagnostic test.
ACS offers a clear serum material in either elevated or normal range for glycated protein. The material performs well in Colorimetric or other assays and has excellent stability.