<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">A vote for fiberboard here. I find the plastic harder to work with, especially when wearing cryo gloves. They're slippery, brittle over time, they freeze too tightly - the flex in fiberboard boxes is much more forgiving, especially at extreme temperatures. They do break down over time. I consider them a consumable but haven't needed to replace any in the past 5 years. We use the <a href="https://us.vwr.com/store/product/4614621/vwr-cryopro-fiberboard-storage-boxes-and-dividers">Avantor/VWR boxes and dividers</a>.<div><div><br></div><div>Azhar</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 8:17 AM Santoyo Brito, Enrique <<a href="mailto:esbrito@illinois.edu">esbrito@illinois.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-7341383743967110353">
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I am currently looking to buy around 200 cryovial boxes made of polycarbonate. We have been using Fisherbrand white fiberboard boxes (5 x 5 x 2 inches - L x W x H) with 81 cell dividers for 1.5 ml, but these boxes tend to deteriorate over time. Can anyone suggest
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