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Polar
– building on TAP’s extensive experience
in sample management for the pharmaceutical industry,
Polar’s novel design meets the growing demand
from national Biobanks, academic institutions and
private facilities for a new type of large-scale
repository for long term storage of biological samples
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- Sample storage at -80°c using liquid nitrogen
or mechanical refrigeration – for long-term
sample preservation
- Unique modular design – offers flexibility
for different inventory sizes
- Robotic operation in controlled -20°c
conditions – to keep sample frozen during
handling
- Highly dehumidified environment in the store
enclosure– to prevent frosting
- Full audit trail and sample traceability
– ensures requirements are met for effective
data management
- Optimal storage density – maximises
available storage space
- System control from TAP’s proven Concerto
software – that can be extended to control
manual satellite stores and external processes
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- The advantages of liquid
nitrogen refrigeration including –
intrinsic reliability, low power requirements,
lower capital costs in building services and
no compromise on sample storage temperature
- Uniformity of storage
conditions -- all stored samples remain
refrigerated at all times until after they are
dispatched from the store
- A safe working environment
– operators do not have to enter a refrigerated
area to retrieve or load samples
- Sample verification
- samples are automatically cherry-picked and
arrayed for output with 100% verification of
identity
- Flexibility
– the store design can accommodate different
vessel types and sample types
- Donor confidentiality
– the store does not need to know any
information specific to the source such as donor
identity
- Sample security
– samples are physically protected and
can only be ordered out by an authorised user
- Accurate retrieval
– all stored items are uniquely coded,
code is verified every time an item is moved,
no possibility of mis-pick or misidentification
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