Cryotolerant Diy Retrieval Device

A cryotolerant DIY retrieval device is a custom-built tool designed to recover biological samples or materials from very cold environments while remaining functional at low temperatures. Its operation depends on selecting temperature-resistant components and maintaining a reliable retrieval action, such as grasping, lifting, or transferring a sample without excessive warming or mechanical failure. In biology, such devices can support low-temperature sample handling, cryopreservation workflows, and laboratory prototyping when conventional instruments are unavailable or impractical. Their value lies in enabling adaptable, low-cost access to frozen specimens while emphasizing contamination control, sample integrity, and user safety.

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JoVE Journal - Biology

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

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2012

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.

Retrieval of Mouse Oocytes

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2007

This protocol illustrates the technique for extracting oocytes or early-stage fertilized embryos from the oviduct of mice. The ability to identify the infindibulum and insert a blunt end needle into it is essential to correctly performing the procedure.

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JoVE Core - Introduction to Psychology

Retrieval

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2025

Retrieval is the process of getting information out of memory storage and back into conscious awareness. This ability is essential for daily tasks like brushing hair and teeth, driving to work, and performing job duties. Retrieval occurs in three ways: recall, recognition, and relearning. Recall involves accessing information without cues, such as during an essay test, where individuals must retrieve facts and concepts from memory unaided. Another example is remembering the name of a colleague...

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JoVE Journal - Environment
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Deployment and Retrieval of Mineral Samplers

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2026

Many important reactive minerals are formed during in situ groundwater remediation; however, conventional drill core-based methods often present challenges in collecting these minerals. This article offers techniques for utilizing the Min-Trap, an innovative passive sampling device, to effectively collect and measure reactive minerals from conventional monitoring wells.

ER Retrieval Pathway

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2023

In the secretory pathway, vesicles transport proteins from one cellular compartment to another in forward transport to deliver the protein to its correct location. Occasionally, misfolded proteins and incorrect proteins escape their original compartments, and a retrieval pathway is used to return the escaped proteins to their original compartment. The ER uses many checkpoints to prevent the entry of incorrectly folded or a resident protein as cargo onto a transport vesicle. These mechanisms...

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