Relocation of cryopreserved umbilical cord blood samples using a high-capacity dry shipper to a new laboratory: a cord blood banking experience

Thiagarajah K 1 , Wong CY 2 , Vijayan VV 1 , Ooi GC 1 , Ng MT 3 , Cheong SK 4 Show all authors , Then KY 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Cryocord, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Cytopeutics, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
  • 4 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tunku Abdul Rahman University, Bandar Sungai Long, Selangor, Malaysia
Transfusion, 2015 May;55(5):1028-32.
PMID: 25472857 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12950

Abstract

Processed umbilical cord blood (UCB) must be stored at cryogenic temperature at all times to maintain the quality and viability of the cells. However, a challenge is presented in the form of moving a large number of cryopreserved UCB samples to a new location. In this report, we share our experience on relocating more than 100,000 units of cryopreserved UCB samples stored in 12 liquid nitrogen freezers (LNFs) to our new laboratory.

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