[Nhcoll-l] Polycarbonate cryogenic box manufacture

[Garner, Heath]

Hi,

We're needing to switch the storage of our frozen tissue collection into 81-cell polycarbonate boxes. Unfortunately, about 95% of our frozen collection are in externally threaded tubes with labels, which make the vials themselves too wide to be placed in your typical cryogenic storage box. The labels tear and scuff on the edges of the divider or the vial caps become so closely impacted that the lids to the box no longer fit. We've tried every popular brand of polycarbonate cryogenic storage box on the market that's readily available in the U.S. and certainly no grid-style cryo box fits our tubes. Most appear to be the exact same or similar design, just with a different distributers logo printed on them.

Does anyone have positive experience with a laboratory or plastics company that's willing to manufacture something for you, provided you pay for the mold costs and order suitable quantities? So far we're not having much luck. Feel free to contact off-list.

Thanks!
Heath

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Heath J. Garner
Curator of Collections
Museum of Texas Tech University
Natural Science Research Laboratory
3301 4th Street
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 742-2486

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