MATHESON’s biotechnology team recently collaborated with a leading research hospital to develop an efficient system for handling and storing cell samples. The FDA requires that cell samples be maintained at a temperature below -150⁰ C while in storage and requires that the hospital track and maintain accurate records of all freezers in the cryobank.
MATHESON’s team installed a universal tank switcher with a fully automated manifold connected to the Dewars of liquid nitrogen supplying the cell storage freezers. The universal tank switcher allows liquid nitrogen to be pulled from one Dewar, and then switched to a new Dewar once the original Dewar is emptied, thus ensuring a continuous supply of liquid nitrogen. The system also provides remote access to a cloud-based system for better monitoring and oversight and features an alert mechanism at the first indication of an issue.
The efficiency of the new system has reduced the amount of liquid nitrogen consumption by 30% thus decreasing the number of needed deliveries which equates to a decrease in CO2 emissions and an increase in fuel economy for the delivery vehicles…
