Introduction to Cryovial Labels We’ve all been there. It’s time to put your precious samples into the “deep freeze” of your laboratory freezers. You spend weeks working to get the right samples (cells, tissues, etc.), aliquot them into pre-labeled cryovials, move them to dry ice bath containers, put the frozen vials into freezer boxes, and …
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Aliquoting is a commonly used technique in scientific and medical fields for dividing a large volume of liquid or substance into smaller, equal volumes for storage, testing, and distribution. Whether dealing with precious DNA samples, volatile chemical compounds, or sensitive biological materials, aliquoting enhances the reliability of scientific experiments, with precision and accuracy being paramount. …
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When you work in a lab, it’s crucial to keep track of labware involved in experiments, and not just specimen tubes and vials. Proper labeling is vital for the success of experiments and helps you and your colleagues avoid confusion. By labeling each item used in experiments clearly, you can prevent errors, saving time and …
Clear and detailed labels are essential for maintaining data integrity and traceability in scientific research. This is especially true in fields such as genetics and genomics, where a single specimen can be analyzed multiple times using different techniques and over an extended period. With the proper labeling and tracking of specimens, researchers can ensure that …
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Lab Flexibility: Avoid These Common Lab Management Risks During the initial design process, many labs fail to plan for future equipment substitutions, or repurposing of the workspace. This makes it logistically problematic as well as expensive to adapt the lab’s functionality to meet changing business or research objectives. Adding new instruments or robotic installations to …
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TubeWriter: Flexible Benchtop Lab Automation Laboratories across the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries have faced unprecedented challenges in recent years, related to staffing shortages and increasing testing volumes. These challenges, combined with social distancing restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, have placed in-lab research time at a premium. Increasingly, labs are needing …
Evolving Best Practices in Sample Tracking Laboratories dealing with high volumes of samples will be all too familiar with the logistical and operational difficulties related to tracking sample inventories. Maintaining a clear audit trail across the lifespan of each sample is crucial in the case that analysts need to justify their findings. Following best practices …
The 5 Biggest Issues With Sample Identification As you might imagine, we deal with a lot of lab technicians, research associates, scientists, post docs, lab managers, supervisor and yes, even directors who have to deal either directly or indirectly with sample identification. Over the years, we’ve collected a laundry list of issues they mention …
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Top 5 Considerations in Choosing a Unique Identifier (UID) As a lab operation grows, so does the need to have unique identifiers (UID) for each sample to track its processing and associate particular biological / chemical properties and analytical results. Often, the first step in implementing a new process or adopting a laboratory information management …
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