Special Advantages of extendSURE™ Controls

• Available as liquid or lyophilized controls.
• Exceptional stability of both closed and open vials. The Lyophilized HbA1c controls are useable for 3 years from manufacture and 3 months following reconstitution and the Liquid Stable HbA1c controls are stable for 30 months closed vial and 30 days open vial. These figures are at 2 - 8° C.
• Abnormal level control prepared by in vitro glycation of non-diabetic blood avoiding ethical issue of using blood from donors with a medical condition.
• In vitro glycation allows the production of HbA1c levels up to 20%.
• Normal and abnormal and, by special order, critical decision-level controls.
• Levels determined on instruments representative of all three method types.
• Suitable for use on the 3 major types of HbA1c analytical method (Ion exchange HPLC, Immuno Assay, Glycation Specific).
• Controls manufactured according to FDA Current Good Manufacturing Procedures (21 CFR820).
• Canterbury Scientific Ltd has 20 years experience in preparing stabilized hemoglobin solutions.
• Canterbury Scientific Ltd is accredited under the following ISO standards. ISO 17025 (General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories) and ISO Guide 34 (General Requirements for the Competence of Reference Material Producers).