Catalogue Number: 1-2002-SAL
Manufacturer: | Salimetrics LLC |
Type: | Human ELISA Kit |
Shipping Condition: | Blue Ice |
Storage Condition: | 4°C |
Unit(s): | 96 Tests |
Range: | 0.8 ng/mL - 200 ng/mL |
Sensitivity: | 0.15 ng/mL |
Sample type: | Saliva |
Sample size: | 20 µL |
Application: | ELISA |
Description: Salimetrics Salivary Cotinine ELISA provides researchers with a sensitive means to objectively quantify differences in individual cotinine levels (nicotine exposure), using an easy to collect, non-invasive saliva-sample. Validated for clinical use, and highly correlated with serum levels, Salimetrics Cotinine assay’s high-sensitivity distinguishes between active smokers, non-smokers, and recent second-hand smoke exposure, with a convenient to collect saliva sample. Cotinine, the most common biomarker for nicotine exposure analysis, and is primarily measured in smoking cessation studies, e-cigarette and public health research, and to assess second-hand smoke exposure in children. Companies may also evaluate salivary cotinine levels for tobacco use relative to employment, health, and life-insurance purposes. Cotinine is a preferred biomarker to evaluate tobacco use, because it maintains a half-life of up to 16-hours, as opposed to nicotine’s half-life of just several hours