anyone had a vial visibly change after a warm transit
#storage-coldchain 2026-03-01
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- spare_vial — does the amber vial thing matter or is it marketing 17:52
- spare_vial — unopened and in-use in the same place is fine. just keep the in-use one where you can reach it, someone check my working 17:53
- motivation_gone — is a five pound fridge thermometer actually worth it 17:55
- spare_vial — best travel setup for 19 days away with vials 19:55
- karl_fischer — ok so hotel minibars are frequently not cold enough. i take a thermometer, which is ridiculous and also correct 20:11
a cooler with two gel packs held under eight degrees for eleven hours on a drive
not the freezer
buy a thermometer
solution is not
i freeze aliquots and have had them test fine afterwards. others here would not do it and i understand why, thats just me
not the door
does the amber vial thing matter or is it marketing
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unopened and in-use in the same place is fine. just keep the in-use one where you can reach it, someone check my working
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is a five pound fridge thermometer actually worth it
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i left a reconstituted vial out overnight once, sent it for testing out of curiosity, it came back fine
power cut with the door shut for a few hours is fine. a full fridge holds temperature surprisingly well
for flying, hand luggage every time. the hold is not temperature controlled the way people assume
freeze debate again
anyone tested a vial before and after a bad transit
do you log the fridge temperature or is that too far
a cooler with two gel packs held under eight degrees for eleven hours on a drive
ok so freeze thaw cycling is the risk, not one freeze. that is my read of it anyway
if you are worried after a bad transit, test it. that is what the testing channels are for
flying with vials, hand luggage or checked
lyophilised powder is genuinely robust. a warm transit is far less likely to matter than people fear
buy a thermometer. mine reads 5.6 on the door and two degrees lower at the back
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i keep everything at the back of the middle shelf, never the door
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do i need to worry about light exposure or is that overthinking
power cut for 2 hours, fridge stayed shut, am i fine
sorry to jump in two to eight degrees. most domestic fridge doors are not in that range and people do not check
i log the fridge temperature daily and the room has never let me forget it
log it
a liquid cold pack tells you it was above freezing, not that your vial cooked
best travel setup for 19 days away with vials
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i would bin it
update from 23 months ago: replaced the fridge, temperature is stable, no more anxiety
buy a thermometer. mine reads 7.4 on the door and two degrees lower at the back
ok so hotel minibars are frequently not cold enough. i take a thermometer, which is ridiculous and also correct
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the door swings four or five degrees every time somebody opens it. the back barely moves
how cold is too cold, can it actually freeze in a normal fridge
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hand luggage