Tag: sample handling
Micronic Hybrid Tubes Improving Tissue Sample Storage
Micronic has released innovative and traceable 1.50ml and
3.00ml Hybridtubes with external thread. Designed with special features for the
storage of fresh frozen tissue samples, these uniform tissue storage products
enable biobanks to standardize and automate the handling and storage of tissue
samples...
Bioresource Center Ghent
The Bioresource center Ghent – the central biobank of Ghent University Hospital - is an open service center facilitating translational biomedical research. It offers various services, including: advice on biobanking, international quality standards and biobanking protocols
advice on project...
IARC Biobank
Note: The source of some of the information in this article is the IARC Biobank.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) and works with international collaborators in many countries around...
Biobanking Science: Storing Cells at Room Temperature
Cryopreservation is the gold standard method to store biospecimens in biobanking organizations. Cryopreservation usually involves flash freezing samples and storing them at ultra-low temperatures (-160°C to -190°C) to prevent chemical degradation. If biobanking scientists follow strict freezing and thawing...
Biobanking Science: Maximizing Red Blood Cell Life in Biobanks
Blood transfusions are a common part of modern medicine and have been used to save human patients for 200 years. Biobanks play an integral part in this process by collecting and storing units of blood from blood donors. According...
Biobanking Science: Metabolomics Biobanks
Metabolomics, an important part of precision medicine, is the study of different metabolites in normal and disease states. Collecting, processing and storing samples for metabolomics studies presents unique challenges for biobanks. Metabolites are small (low molecular weight) and unstable molecules....
Biobanking Science: Cancer Biobanks
Cancer is major cause of death worldwide and mortality levels remain high despite the development of new therapeutics and other cancer treatments. Cancer biobanks are an integral part of the fight against cancer because they facilitate research into new...
Biobanking Science: Preserving Large Biospecimens
Biobanks store many different types of biospecimens, ranging from cells and small tissue samples right through to whole organs, whole limbs or even whole bodies. Cells and small biospecimens can be flash frozen in cryoprotectant solutions and stored in...
Biobanking Science: Managing Brain Biorepositories
Brain biorepositories such as the NeuroBioBank in the US, the BrainNet Europe consortium and the SIREN biobanks in Africa support research into brain diseases by providing valuable biospecimens. Biorepositories must follow best practices to maintain the quality of biobanked...
Biobanking Science: HIV RNA Stable at -80°C in Biobanks
Biobanks facilitate research by collecting, storing and sharing samples. One of the major concerns that biobanks face is how to best maintain sample quality over long time periods. The AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) is one of biggest groups...
