Virus inactivation buffer is a high-quality, ready-to-use virus inactivating solution for virus cultures, swab or saliva specimens, and other compatible samples. This product has been developed to inactivate the pathogen in the transport tube containing a patient sample, to lyse cells and denature any virus in the sample, rendering the virus inactive and non-pathogenic. This product is appropriate for a wide range of diagnostic technology platforms, including colloidal gold immunoassay, immunofluorescence chromatography, and chemiluminescence. This product is compatible with ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) and western blotting.