AssayAssure uses a chemical formulation to protect sample components from cell death and molecular degradation without refrigeration.

The kit is used to collect environmental, food safety, forensic and biomedical swab samples and can also be used with containers for urine, molecular urine and microbial samples.

Thermo Fisher claims AssayAssure, which protects sensitive RNA and DNA kits, is suitable for PCR, qPCR and cellular (flow cytometry, microscopy and bacterial culture) applications to provide sample security.