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A glossary of cold-chain terms
Setpoint is not air temperature, and a phase-change pack is not every coolant. Compare the cold-chain pairs labs treat as one word.
8 October 2026 · 11 min read
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Avoiding frost on a rack you opened too long
Choose the rack from the map before you open the door. Warm moist air ices the front boxes, and the decision is to close.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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Backup freezers and who holds the key
A backup is a named person, a route for the boxes, and a temperature check on arrival. A locked spare freezer is only a second appliance.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
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Freezer maps and the box you cannot find
A freezer map records rack, box, and position so you can retrieve a sample without a long search with the door open.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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Fridge minus-20 and minus-80 storage are different tools
A fridge, a minus-20 freezer, and a minus-80 freezer slow different damage. Put each reagent in the class its own document names.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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Frost-free freezers and why enzymes hate them
Frost-free freezers warm on purpose to clear ice. That thaw pulse is a poor home for enzymes and antibodies that need a steady setpoint.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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Labelling plastic that will go into a freezer
Which cryo labels and solvent-resistant markers stay readable on plastic in a freezer, and which tapes loosen once the surface is cold.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
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Labels that stay on at minus 80
Use a cryo-rated label and solvent-resistant ink, applied to a dry tube before it freezes. Paper labels let go when frost melts.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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Power cuts and a freezer alarm
A freezer alarm only helps if a written response names who is called, how long the door stays shut, and where the backup sits.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
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Questions before a cold-storage enquiry
Write volume, temperature class, alarm, backup power, footprint, inventory format, and documents before you enquire. Leave price out.
8 October 2026 · 10 min read
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Storing biological samples from fridge to freezer
Fridge, minus-20, minus-80 and nitrogen storage slow different kinds of damage. A warm box is a quarantine decision, not a hope.
8 October 2026 · 11 min read
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Troubleshooting a thawed freezer box
Ice and a label tell you only part of a warm box. Quarantine first, then use the product document and the assay control.
8 October 2026 · 10 min read