Healthy Cord Blood
Healthy Cord Blood Bags are collected from consented healthy donors at full-term delivery and are available fresh or cryopreserved. These cord blood units provide a rich source of hematopoietic stem and immune cells, making them ideal for studies in hematopoiesis, immunology, regenerative medicine, and cell and gene therapy research.
Healthy Cord Blood Bags
Human umbilical cord blood units collected from healthy full-term deliveries and available fresh or cryopreserved.
Healthy cord blood bags are collected from the umbilical cord and placenta following full-term delivery from consented donors under strict collection protocols. Umbilical cord blood is a valuable source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), as well as diverse immune cell populations including T cells, B cells, NK cells, and monocytes.
Compared to adult peripheral blood, cord blood contains a higher proportion of primitive hematopoietic stem cells and immunologically naive lymphocytes. Because cord blood lymphocytes have not yet encountered most antigens, they are the reference material for studying immune development and neonatal immunity — questions adult blood simply cannot answer. This also makes cord blood an important resource for transplantation science and cell and gene therapy development. Whole cord blood units allow researchers to isolate multiple cell types — including CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells, PBMCs, plasma, and serum — from a single collection.
Healthy cord blood bags are available fresh for immediate processing or cryopreserved in optimized media to maintain high post-thaw viability. These units provide researchers with flexible starting material for downstream cell isolation, expansion, and functional assays.
What You Can Isolate From One Unit
- CD34+ HSPCs — or order these pre-isolated as healthy CD34+ cord blood cells
- Cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) — the cord blood equivalent of human PBMCs
- Naive T, B, and NK cell subsets for immune development work
- Cord plasma and serum for soluble factor and biomarker analysis
- Red cells and granulocytes where relevant to your protocol
Product Features
- Research Use Only (RUO) whole cord blood collected from healthy donors
- Collected at full-term delivery under strict protocols
- Available fresh for immediate processing or cryopreserved for long-term storage
- Rich source of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells and immune cells
- High viability and cellular integrity for downstream applications
- Suitable for isolation of PBMCs, CD34+ cells, plasma, and other cellular fractions
Specifications
- Collected volume and total nucleated cell (TNC) count reported per unit
- CPD or citrate anticoagulant; alternatives on request
- Fresh units shipped temperature-controlled for same- or next-day processing
- Cryopreserved units shipped on dry ice
Donor Metadata
- Maternal demographic data when available
- Infectious disease testing results
- Collection and processing details
- Blood type when available
- Gestational age and delivery method where recorded
Applications
- Stem Cell Research: Studying hematopoietic stem cell development and differentiation.
- Cell & Gene Therapy Development: Source material for gene editing, viral vector transduction, and engineered cell therapies.
- Immunology Research: Investigating naive immune cell populations and immune development.
- Neonatal and maternal-fetal immunity studies.
- Humanized Mouse Models: Supporting engraftment and immune reconstitution studies.
- Cell Isolation: Generating PBMCs, CD34+ cells, and other immune cell subsets from a single cord blood unit.
- Regenerative Medicine: Exploring stem cell expansion and differentiation for therapeutic applications.
Compliance and Quality Assurance
- Collected from consented donors at FDA-compliant clinical sites following established regulatory and ethical standards
- 21 CFR Part 11–compliant electronic consent process
- HIPAA-compliant donor data management
Frequently Asked Questions
What volume is a typical cord blood unit? Volume and total nucleated cell count vary by collection and are reported per unit. Tell us your minimum TNC or volume threshold and we will match units accordingly.
Should I order fresh or cryopreserved? Fresh is preferable when you need maximum viability for immediate isolation or functional assays and can process on arrival. Cryopreserved suits banked experiments and flexible scheduling.
Can I order units matched on HLA or blood type? Blood type is provided where available and HLA typing can be arranged on request.
Do you supply cord tissue or placental tissue as well? Contact us — additional birth-associated tissues can be discussed as a custom collection.
Ordering & Customization
Healthy Cord Blood Bags are available fresh or cryopreserved with customizable processing options depending on research needs. For specific volume requirements, international orders, or additional documentation, please contact learnmore@sanguinebio.com to confirm availability. For adult apheresis-derived starting material, see our human leukopak collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
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YES – All collections are conducted under IRB-approved protocols and electronic informed consent. Sanguine utilizes Advarra and WCG IRB for oversight.
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YES – all our products are research use only (RUO).
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Storage depends on sample type but often cryopreserved samples stored in liquid nitrogen can be stored for years.
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Extensive customization is available. To discuss your project request a quote or email us at learnmore@sanguinebio.com.
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Sanguine offers flexible prospective collection services tailored to fit your research. For more information and to request a quote, please see: our prospective biospecimen collection services page.
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Timelines depend on condition, sample type, and I/E criteria but we often start collection within 2 weeks of signed agreement.
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YES – we have in-stock inventory. You can also email us at learnmore@sanguinebio.com as we continually get new samples in our inventory.
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Each sample from a different individual – Unique donor means each sample comes from a different person, ensuring biological diversity in your study.
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YES – Unique donors can be specified and guaranteed based on your requirements.
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For information about sample quality, please see: Quality and Compliance
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YES – “IRB-approved collection protocols” and IRB approval documentation available upon request. Sanguine utilizes two internationally-recognized IRBs (Advarra and WCG IRB) for review and approval.
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Need a custom Cord Blood cohort?
Our scientific team can scope prospective collections with donor-specific I/E criteria, typically starting within 2 weeks of agreement.