FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY · EST. SINCE 2010

Small volumes. Real answers about how blood stores.

Blood Bags LLC builds various research-grade storage containers that let transfusion scientists study about 10 mL or 25 mL platelet and blood samples with the same in-vitro quality measures as a full unit — at a fraction of the volume, cost, and donor burden.

10 and 25
ML PER BAG
7 days
ROOM TEMPERATURE STORAGE
3+
peer-reviewed studies
Research blood storage bag in laboratory setting
Study what was unstudiable

Run replicate platelet experiments from a single donor unit — multiply your data points without multiplying donors.

Mirror the parent unit

Platelets stored in the Mini-Bag track in-vitro quality measures of the source concentrate across 7-day storage.

Flag problem donors early

Non-invasive pH trends help identify poor-storing or bacterially contaminated units before they're released.

Built for the bench

The smallest container in transfusion research.

Conventional storage bags are sized for clinical transfusion, not experimentation. Our Mini-Bag was designed alongside blood centers to give researchers a sealed, sterile environment that behaves like a full unit — so the data you publish translates.

Platelet concentrate studies

Platelet concentrate studies

9–12 mL aliquots and 20 to 25 mL aliquots.  Enable varied storage parameters an in vitro analysis.

Whole-blood pilot work

Whole-blood pilot work

Sterile sampling without compromising the parent unit.

Custom Applications
Different configurations, sizes and bag films are available.

Custom Applications Different configurations, sizes and bag films are available.

Storage media R&D

Storage media R&D

Compare additive solutions in replicate.

Cited in the literature

Mini-Bag protocols have supported peer-reviewed work in pH monitoring, bacterial detection, and platelet storage.

  • Non-invasive pH Monitoring of Platelet Concentrates to Identify Problematic Donors
    Doescher, Müller et al.
    Transfusion Medicine Hemotherapy 39(S1):OS2.03, 2012
  • Multiple pH Measurement During Storage May Detect Bacterially Contaminated Platelet Concentrates
    Barker, DeKorte et al.
    Transfusion 50:2731–2737, 2010
  • Noninvasive Measurement of pH in Platelet Concentrates with a Fiber Optic Fluorescence Detector
    Reed et al.
    Transfusion 49:1233–1241, 2009
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Talk to us about your study design.

We work directly with research labs and blood centers. Tell us about your protocol and we'll recommend a configuration and quantity.