Controlled Rate Freezer

Liquid nitrogen free and cryogen free controlled rate freezer for research into the cryopreservation of a wide range of material including: embryos, stem cells, mammalian cells, spermatozoa, antibodies, tissue sections and rodent organs. The CRF-1 brings accuracy, precision and reproducibility to biological cryopreservation.

Main applications
The CRF-1 is highly versatile and can be used for the cryopreservation research of a wide range of samples in
cryovials, straws, bags, microplates and Matrix-96-well block plates in the following areas:
• Transgenic embryos research
• Stem cell research
• Clinical and research samples, e.g. lymphocytes and tissue cell lines in conventional cryovials
• Various mammalian cells including cardiomyocytes, adipose, liver and muscle
• Cord blood derived stem cells
• Adherent cells and stem cells in microplates
• Cell suspensions in numbered/barcoded arrays
• Robotic integration – the CRF-1 has also successfully been integrated into robotic systems
• Is also suitable for applications in veterinarian IVF

Key benefits/features
• Accurate and reproducible control of cooling rates and sample temperatures
• Easy to use and samples can be nucleated/seeded in-situ
• Linear and non-linear cooling profiles
• Low running costs: estimated at 1% of liquid nitrogen controlled rate freezing
• Temperature remains at -100˚C at the end of cycle for straw applications until freezer is switched off
• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): complete cycle run if power fails (supplied as an optional accessory)
• CE marked (laboratory use)
• Servicing and calibration available
• 3 year warranty.

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