Viral Transport Media Samplers
NEST SCIENTIFIC USA
A variety of Viral Transport Media tubes, fill volumes, and swabs, customized for your lab’s needs.
Choose from 5mL or 10mL collection tubes, 2.5mL or 3.0mL VTM pour volumes, flocked nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs, and individually sealed units or in bulk.
Description
Choose from several combinations of tubes, media, and swabs.
Delivery
3-5 days
Shipped from U.S.A.
FDA Status
Authorized under FDA’s Enforcement Policy for Viral Transport Media
Manufacturer
NEST Scientific USA is a U.S. subsidiary of Wuxi NEST Biotechnology Co. Ltd. A long-time manufacturer of laboratory plastics and other supplies, NEST is FDA registered, has ISO 13485, GMP, and CE certifications and has distributed tens of millions of units of swabs and transport media around the world during the pandemic.
Validation
Designed per the CDC’s SOP for Viral Transport Media.
Unused media stable at room temperature for 12 months. Samples are stable at cold temperature for 48 hours, and may be cryopreserved for longer periods of time.
Specifications
Intended Use
For the collection and short-term storage of collected viral samples.
Tubes Types
5mL or 10mL volume plastic tubes
Swab Types
Flocked oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swabs with plastic, breakable shafts.
Volume of Media
2.5 mL or 3.0 mL fill volumes
Transport Media Type
Sterile viral transport media with pH indicator, antibiotics, and collection tube.
pH of Media
7.3
Storage Temperature
Room temperature: 20-25°C
Media and Virus Stability
Unused media can be transported and stored at room temperature, 15°C - 25°C.
Shelf life of unused media is 12 months.
After collection, samples should be stored and transported at 2 to 4 C° for up to 48 hours.
If samples must be stored longer than 48 hours, it is recommended to cryopreserve them at -70°C.
*Pricing, shipping, and delivery times are subject to change without notice. Generally, shipping adds an additional 1% cost.