Now there is a safe and cost-effective way to clear lipemic samples without the inconvenience and expense of organic solvents or ultracentrifugation. Iris Sample Processing have released StatSpin's LipoClear® is a non-toxic and effective reagent for clearing lipemic samples.
The LipoClear reagent comes in several convenient formats- prefilled tubes or bulk. The prefilled tubes come in two sizes, 0.5mL and 1.5 mL tubes, allowing the sample to be pipetted directly into the tube. The LipoClear® bulk reagent for high volume laboratories, can be pipetted into a test tube containing a premeasured sample, mixed well, and centrifuged using any standard centrifuge. The cleared sample can then be processed. Most analytes are not affected including enzymes and bilirubin.