Locator 4 Liquid Nitrogen Freezer Fantastic for Freezing Cell Lines Long Term

August 06, 2019

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Radiation Oncology
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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

Thermo Scientific LOCATOR 4 WITH CART AY509X1

Catalog Number:

CY50935

The Locator 4 is great for storing cell lines or patient samples for long-term with cryovials. Evaporation of liquid nitrogen is very slow, so storage can be conducted without worry of reducing cell viability.

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Application

Cell culture (and many others)

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Liquid nitrogen level must be monitored frequently to ensure loss of liquid is not too great, otherwise cell viability may be reduced

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Liquid nitrogen does evaporates very slowly

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The Bottom Line

The Locator 4 freezer is fantastic for storing cell lines and patient samples for long term, in liquid or vapor phase. Racks and boxes must be ordered separately. Filling of Locator 4 with liquid nitrogen from a cylinder tank is easy as well.

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