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Device and method for controlled freezing of cell cultures
Assignee: GRANLUND DAVID J
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Filing: 1982-09-27
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Granted: 1984-06-26
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Expires: 2002-09-27
Abstract
Abstract An enclosed device and method for controlled freezing of cell cultures, especially eucaryotic cell cultures, contained in cell culture vials by means of a conventional freezer includes a container and top, a supporting grid and supporting grid base within the container for supporting the culture vials and a compatible liquid refrigerant in a volume of at least fifteen times the culture volume and at a level to totally immerse all of the cultures to be frozen. Compatible liquid refrigerants include the straight chain aliphatic alcohols, preferrably ethanol and methanol.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Granlund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:23
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N1/00; A01N1/10; A01N1/14; A01N1/146; A01N1/142; A01N1/144; C; C12; C12N; C12N1/00; C12N1/04; F; F25; F25D; F25D3/00; F25D9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A method of freezing cell cultures contained in one or more cell culture vials which comprises the steps of: (a) at least partially filling a container with a prescribed volume of liquid refrigerant; (b) supporting the culture vials so that the cell culture contained therein can be submersed in the liquid refrigerant; (c) submersing at least the portion to the vial containing the cell culture into the liquid refrigerant so that the liquid refrigerant surrounds the vial portion submersed and the cell culture is below the refrigerant liquid level; (d) said prescribed volume of liquid refrigerant being more than 15 times the total volume of cell culture to be frozen; and (e) placing the container with culture vials submersed in the liquid refrigerant in a conventional freezer at a temperature below about -70° C.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A method of freezing cell cultures contained in one or more cell culture vials which comprises the steps of: (a) at least partially filling a container with a prescribed volume of liquid refrigerant; (b) supporting the culture vials so that the cell culture contained therein can be submersed in the liquid refrigerant; (c) submersing at least the portion to the vial containing the cell culture into the liquid refrigerant so that the liquid refrigerant surrounds the vial portion submersed and the cell culture is below the refrigerant liquid level; (d) said prescribed volume of liquid refrigerant being more than 15 times the total volume of cell culture to be frozen; and (e) placing the container with culture vials submersed in the liquid refrigerant in a conventional freezer at a temperature below about -70° C.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of controlling the freezing of cell cultures contained in one or more cylindrical cell culture vials which comprises supporting the culture vials in an upright position by means of a mechanical grid support so that the cell culture is in the lower portion of the cylindrical vial, submersing at least the lower portion of the cylindrical vial containing the cell culture in a volume of liquid refrigerant, the volume of liquid refrigerant being more than fifteen times the total volume of cell culture to be frozen, and placing the submersed culture vials in a conventional freezer at a temperature below about -70° C.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of controlling the freezing of cell cultures contained in one or more cylindrical cell culture vials which comprises supporting the culture vials in an upright position by means of a mechanical grid support so that the cell culture is in the lower portion of the cylindrical vial, submersing at least the lower portion of the cylindrical vial containing the cell culture in a volume of liquid refrigerant, the volume of liquid refrigerant being more than fifteen times the total volume of cell culture to be frozen, and placing the submersed culture vials in a conventional freezer at a temperature below about -70° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said liquid refrigerant is a straight chain aliphatic alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said liquid refrigerant is selected from the group consisting of methanol and ethanol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the freezing is controlled to reduce the temperature of the cell culture at the rate of 1° C. per minute plus or minus 20%.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said cell cultures consist essentially of eucaryotic cell cultures.
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