Missing Housekeeping in Your Freezer?

Lab Academy

Sorting of samples in the ULT freezer is often a lively discussion in lab teams. Freelance storage with single 50 mL conical tubes or microtubes in a plastic bag can create at least irritation in the lab team. Even piled freezer boxes are suboptimal if you store four piles in a row and six piles side-by-side. Make your scientific life easier: store your freezer storage boxes within organized freezer racks. These metal racks optimize your freezer space and make it easy to find the items you desire. Don’t waste time sifting through unsorted samples. Keep in mind, your other samples will defrost as well when the freezer door is open.

Type of racks

In general, there are two rack styles available to make your freezer usage the most efficient: Side access racks or drawer racks. So-called bins are subversions of drawer racks to store bags or similar non-standardized containers.

Side-access racks

The side-access rack is an open rack with access from the side. When using side access racks, accessing samples means removing a good portion of the side access rack completely removed from the ULT. During this process, most of the sample storage boxes are removed from the cold interior of the ULT freezer facing the warm environment.

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Missing Housekeeping in Your Freezer?

Type of racks

Side-access racks