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Reliable Sample Storage to
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Designed for purpose and performance
For decades, researchers have trusted Thermo Fisher Scientific for safe storage of their samples, even in the harshest, low temperature conditions. Thermo Scientific cryotubes are designed for your workflow with your application temperatures in mind. The result is reliable sample storage across a range of temperatures over the lifetime of the stored sample.
Check out our guide to cryopreservation and ensure reproducible results and continuity of research in your lab.
We have cryogenic storage solutions optimized for low to high throughput manual cryogenic applications. Our off-the-shelf portfolio ranges from 1.0mL up to 15mL with internal or external threading and various bottom styles. Or we can design a custom solution specifically for you.
Internally Threaded
Ideal for biobanking and cell culture applications. Store samples from general cold storage to the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen.
Externally Threaded
Ideal for research and general laboratory storage. Protect your high-value and genomic materials down to vapor phase of liquid nitrogen temperatures.
Discover firsthand why so many successful labs trust Thermo Scientific cryogenic tubes
Clean room manufactured with sterility assurance
Our Thermo Scientific Nunc and Nalgene tubes are produced in an industry-leading ISO Class 7 clean room. They are guaranteed free of DNAse, RNAse-, cytotoxins and mutagenic agents, and with a sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10-6. 
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Guaranteed quality
For over 60 years, Thermo Fisher Scientific has been a leader in plastics and polymer engineering expertise. Our high-quality tubes are manufactured with strict quality control using only virgin medical grade polypropylene resins tested and meeting the USP plastic materials of construction.
Technical Note: Navigating updates to USP testing guidelines for plastic labware
Designed for purpose and performance
Thermo Scientific sample storage tubes are designed for your workflow to secure and preserve sample integrity in long term storage conditions. Leak proof gasketing is available on select cryotube offerings.
Application Note: A superior gasket material improves seal integrity in the Thermo Scientific Storage Tubes
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Cryoboxes
Stay organized with Thermo Scientific CryoBox made durable plastic Choose from a styles with keyed lids and printed location grids or select economical cardboard/chipboard CryoBoxes for short-term storage.
Chillers and coolers
Freeze cells in tubes from 1 to 5 mL using the Thermo Scientific Mr. Frosty Freezing Container, designed to achieve a rate of cooling very close to -1°C/minute, the optimal rate for cell preservation.
Storage tube protection
Safeguard tubes submerged in LN2 and prevent tube explosion due to contamination. Thermo Scientific tubes work with Thermo Scientific Nunc Cryoflex tubing or Thermo Scientific Nalgene Cryosleeves.
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*Manual Cryotube Sample Terms & Conditions
No purchase necessary. Nunc and Nalgene cryotube tube samples are available to eligible participants who register no later than Dec 31, 2024 or until sample supply is depleted, whichever comes first. The estimated value of the sample ranges from $20.00-$80.00 USD depending on selected item number requested. One free sample type per person. By registering, you warrant that you are not prohibited by employment, contract, law or any applicable professional code of conduct from accepting the sample from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Offer void where prohibited, licensed or restricted by federal, state, provincial, or local laws or regulation or agency/institutional policy. Other restrictions may apply.
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