Incubation of 96-tube racks in water baths

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I was recently approached to discuss the optimization of incubation of SBS-format tube racks (Micronic, Matrix, etc). The group has an issue with storage of tubes after incubation (56 °C in a water bath) due to ice buildup from the water in the rack. This then traps tubes inside the rack for future picking after taking the tubes out of the ULT freezers.

I have a few potential solutions in mind but I was wondering if anyone has encountered this problem before and what their solution for streamlined SBS format tube rack incubation was.

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have you considered a thawing station ??

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We should theoretically be able to run a shorter cycle of the thawing station to thaw the ice between the tubes but not the sample inside the tubes (with some testing of course) to prevent unnecessary freeze-thaw of tubes that don’t need to be picked.

Any idea of the approximate price point of these thawing stations?