WARNINGSANDPRECAUTIONS
1.Forin-vitrodiagnosticuseonly.Forprofessionaluseonly.
2.Onlytobeusedinconnectionwiththe
IBLSalivatestsaccordingtotheinstructionsforuseofthetest.
3.Donotuseothercontainerswithoutvalidation.Ingeneral,plasticmaterialstendtoadsorbsteroidsfrom
saliva.ThematerialusedforSaliCapsdoesnotadsorbsteroidsinsignificantamounts.
4.Donotreuse.
5.UsedSaliCapshavetobetreatedashazardouswasteaccordingtonationalbiohazardandsafety
guidelinesorregulations.
ThisreplacestheformerreferenceRE69991.
Tipsforasuccessfulcollectionandanalysisofsalivasamples.
-Usetherightcollectiondeviceaccordingtotheanalyteofinterest!
IBL-Internationaloffersanultra-purepolypropylenecollectiondevicenamedSalicap,whichensureaverygoodrecoveryofallthesteroidsinsalivabutalsoMelatoninandalpha-Amylase
-Thinkaboutameaningfultimingofthesamplingprocedure!
Theconcentrationofmanyanalytesinsalivaishighlydynamic.Arealsamplingstrategywillresultinreproducibleresults!
-CollectSalivafastingorearliest30minutesaftereatingordrinking!
Rinsingoftheoralcavitywithwaterisrecommendedpriorsalivacollection(especiallyaftereating).
-Ensureaconvenientandconsistentcollectionofsamples!
Werecommendtousethepassivedroolmethodforcollection.Justallowthesalivatoflowtothebaseofthemouthbeforedroolingintothetube.
-Donotuseeventheslightestredsalivasamples!
Thetotalsteroidhormoneconcentrationinbloodcanbeupto100timeshigherthaninsaliva.
-Sendthesamplestothelaboratoryintherightway!
Salivasamplescanbeeasilydispatchedpermailtothelaboratorywithoutcoolingelementswhensteroidsshouldbemeasured.
-Makesureaboutthehighqualityoftheanalyticalassay!
Becausetheconcentrationofsteroidsinsalivaisverylow,workingwithhighsensitiveassayswhichhavebeenverywellevaluatedforsalivaismandatory.
ForconcretedatapleaseconsulttheInstructionforUseinthedownloadboxontherightside.