Micronic has launched a traceable sample management system for donor organisations and banks looking to streamline the storage of blood, bone, allograft and tissue-bank materials.
The system comprises storage tubes, tube screw caps, racks, tube readers and sample-management software.
With a two-dimensional code laser encrypted on the tube bottom, the Micronic 6ml storage tubes enable the identification and storage of donor and transplant samples.
The 2D code identifies the sample, co-ordinates within a storage rack, the particular rack and the location of the rack in the freezer.
Produced in a modern class 7 clean-room production facility from ultra-pure polypropylene, Micronic 6ml tubes are certified RNase/DNase free and non-toxic, according to the USP class VI test, making them suitable for the storage of liquid or solid biological samples.
Micronic 6ml tubes have been designed to be an appropriate shape for gripping with a robotic arm, enabling simple integration into a high throughput environment.
To ensure high sample integrity, even down to -196C, Micronic also offers a novel 'single turn' tube screw cap that stays securely in place even during repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
To complete Micronic's optimised storage solution for donor and transplant materials, an automation-friendly 24-tube storage rack, code tube reader and Track-IT sample storage and management software are available.
