Articles by Rohini Mehta in JoVE

Do-It-Yourself Device for Recovery of Cryopreserved Samples Accidentally Dropped into Cryogenic Storage Tanks

JoVE 3903 5/11/2012

Rohini Mehta^1,2, Ancha Baranova^1,2,3, Aybike Birerdinc^1,2

¹Molecular and Microbiology Department and Center for the Study of Genomics in Liver Diseases, George Mason University, ²Translational Research Institute, Inova Health System, ³Research Center for Medical Genetics RAMS

Here we present a low cost, durable cryotolerant device for sample retrieval from Dewar tanks filled with liquid nitrogen. The ease of construction and modular design of the device makes the process of sample retrieval from cryogenic tanks safe and easy.