Aldrich. The cost of this product is significantly higher than basic Ficoll and Ficoll-Paque products. It is also possible to have the Ficoll-Paque separating system included in the Vacutainer used to collect the blood. Such Vacutainers increase the convenience and safety of collecting blood products, but cost 50 times as much as the basic Vacutainer. See also Ficoll at the life scientist wiki OpenWetWare Notes External links Cell Separation Media, Methodology & Applications Handbook Cell culture reagents Polysaccharides