[Nhcoll-l] Best pen for tough spot labels
Dirk Neumann
dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de
Mon Jan 19 02:39:35 EST 2015
Dear Leanne,
assuming that you have to rely on top-marking of tubes, this surely
offers no solution for your problem but might be a good alternative
worth mentioning in this context:
If it is OK that labels are sitting on the tubes rather then on the caps
(with the disadvantage that you need to pull out tubes out of racks to
read the labels), sufficiently high quality paper tags (e.g. used to
mark slides in the old analogous days) with desk jet printers using
pigmented ink might offer a solution. Pro: allows pre-configurated
computer based printing of labels (capable to include more information
than just a tube ID), no time consuming handwriting and readability
issues, ID stays with the tube rather than with the cap that might get
interchanged. Con: tubes need to be pulled out to read information,
repeated handling of tubes might damage labels, labels might fail below
-25°C.
Some tubes offer a variety of different cap inlays which allow colour
coding (e.g. for different collections under storage); some inlays are
PE and thus more stable than PVC inlays (which might deteriorate faster)
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Another option is to look for specific solutions offered for clinical
biobanks and blood banks: for long-term storage e.g. for huge cohort
studies which need to keep samples for decades, and those need to be
properly marked. We received a offer from a French supplier few years
ago, but didn't order. The homepage only offers information in French,
but there are surely similar companies (e.g. Thermo Fisher) which offer
similar solutions.
Al the best
Dirk
Am 16.01.2015 um 18:37 schrieb Vanessa Rhue:
> You may also be interested in reading through an article by Amy
> Davidson, Samantha Alderson, and Marilyn Fox. You will find some good
> pointers on labeling technique and excellent illustrations. It's a
> great go to reference when training students or volunteers to label
> specimens. The article has a paleontological focus, but the
> principles would transfer to other disciplines. We've had good
> results using the white acrylic paint as a base with Pigma pens for
> writing on plastic vial caps and corks.
>
> Link to article by Davidson etal:
> Assembling an Archival Marking Kit for Paleontological Specimens
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>
> Cheers,
>
> VRR
>
> Vanessa R. Rhue
> Assistant Collections Manager
> Department of Vertebrate Paleontology
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> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 9:10 AM, John E Simmons
> <simmons.johne at gmail.com <mailto:simmons.johne at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Paul's advice is good, but I don't recommend using White-Out
> because most of the brands available are not archivally stable.
> Instead, use a good conservation-approved acrylic base such as:
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> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Callomon,Paul <prc44 at drexel.edu
> <mailto:prc44 at drexel.edu>> wrote:
>
> If the vials have phenolic (black hard plastic) caps, you
> should get good results by sanding them lightly, coating them
> with white-out and writing on them with Pigma pens. This is a
> standard geology technique, and lasts for at least several
> decades.
>
> *From:*nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
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> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2015 10:08 AM
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> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Best pen for tough spot labels
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Does anyone use microtube tough-spots (by diversified biotech)
> to put labels on the tops of 1 dram vials? I tried archival
> ink pens but they smear, and sharpie is slowly fading. I was
> hoping for a suggestion on what to use to write on them.
> Alternatively does anyone have a preferred small circle label
> for vials that does work with archival ink pens?
>
> Thanks so much for the help.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Leanne
>
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