Find the best solution for your Standard and Automation-friendly tubes

For ease of selection, our products are organized into three general categories:  Standard manual cryo-tubes, automation-friendly tubes, and automation-compatible open top storage tubes for non-cryo storage applications. 

Standard manual cryotubes
 Automation-friendly cryotubes 
 Automation-friendly, open top storage tubes to use with Septa Caps

Product lines
Nalgene, Nunc Matrix & Nunc Universal ScrewTop Tubes Matrix Open Top

Description
Ideal for manual sample processing and storage in standard cryobox format. 
 Designed for scalable and automation-friendly processes, and compatible with multiple barcoding technologies for reliable sample ID and tracking. 
 Automation - friendly open top storage tubes for use in ambient to cold storage range.  Allows for repeated piercing while maintaining seal integrity. 

Typical sample storage applications 

Cells

Cell culture by-product

Biological fluids and derivatives

Tissues

Genomic materials

Proteins 

Cells

Cell culture by-product

Biological fluids and derivatives

Tissues

Genomic materials

Proteins

Small molecules 

Small molecules

Genomic materials
Barcoding
1D (side) + Human readable code (side)

2D (bottom)

1D + Human readable (side)*

2D Human readable (bottom)*

2D (bottom)

1D + Human readable (side)*

Alpha Numeric
Sizes
1mL to 15 mL
 0.2 mL to 12 mL 
 0.5mL, 0.75mL, 1.4mL 
Storage format
Cryobox

24-, 48-, 96 way ANSI/SLAS rack

Cryobox

 96 way ANSI/SLAS rack
Temperature range
Frozen samples to Vapor Phase Liquid Nitrogen**
 Frozen samples to Vapor Phase Liquid Nitrogen* Ambient to -80°C*

*Temperature ranges are based on the material of the DuraSeal and SepraSeal caps. Minimum temperature of the material of DuraSeal caps is approved to -80°C, SepraSeal caps is approved to -60°C

 

** Tubes can also be used in liquid nitrogen when protected by CryoFlex