CryoArc™ Deca -190°C LN2-Based Automated Storage System

The CryoArc™ Deca Automated LN2-Based Storage System is a medium-to-large automated biorepository platform engineered to safeguard fragile cellular structures and temperature-sensitive biological products. Optimized for institutional biobanks, biotechnology research environments, and clinical-scale biorepositories, the system integrates advanced robotics with comprehensive inventory control.

The system utilizes liquid nitrogen vapor phase technology to maintain a complete and uniform -190°C cryogenic storage environment across the entire internal chamber. By implementing computer-controlled robotic handling, it isolates non-targeted samples during routine retrieval sequences, protecting “innocent samples” from unintended transient warming events and hazardous thermal fluctuations above the water glass transition temperature (Tg -135°C).

Key Advantages

• Thermal Exposure Mitigation: Automated sample transactions minimize ambient exposure, shielding non-targeted cryovials from transient warming cycles.

• Footprint Optimization: Offers high internal storage capacity and mixed-labware density within a standardized facility floor space allotment.

• Rigorous Integrity Control: Delivers precise process control, automated structural insulation, and absolute chain-of-custody tracking for critical biological assets.

Ideal Applications

• Medium-to-large institutional biobanks and biorepositories

• Pharmaceutical and biotechnology research laboratories

• Clinical research facilities and centralized cell repositories

Robotic Automation & Labware Handling

• Convective Thermal Sleeve Engineering: The internal mechanics feature structural storage racks wrapped in an engineered insulating sleeve. This configuration blocks convective air currents during vertical rack lifts, keeping unrequested internal samples up to 20°C colder during routine box transactions compared to uninsulated tanks.

• Versatile Labware Accommodations: The automated robotic tower executes precise transactions at the box, SBS rack, and cassette level, supporting cryogenic storage cassettes up to 50 mL volumes.

• High-Speed Execution Turnaround: Box-level retrieval cycle execution is completed in less than 60 seconds to secure continuous cold chain infrastructure.

Integrated Software & Regulatory Compliance

• Integrated CryoArc Software Platform: Tracks individual sample location, sample movement parameters, and user access metrics across the sample’s operational lifetime.

• Real-Time Telemetry Logging: Captures critical environmental data, including internal temperature uniformity, unexpected system events, operational alarms, liquid nitrogen levels, and nominal LN2 usage rates.

• Enterprise LIMS Connectivity: Employs an optional WebAPI module to seamlessly integrate tracking telemetry with homegrown or enterprise Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).

• Audit Trail Generation: Fully supports adherence to FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance standards. All sample history, user validation logs, and performance parameters can be downloaded in a standardized format for immediate inclusion in official audit reports.

Infrastructure Redundancy & Disaster Protection

• Extended Hold Time Stability: Provides up to 15 days of continuous static temperature stability to protect stored biological assets during total facility electrical outages or liquid nitrogen supply interruptions.

• Onboard Integrated UPS: Features an onboard uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to sustain the software storage environment, internal telemetry data collection, and system monitoring parameters during sudden power disruptions.

Technical Specifications

Storage Capacity (Vials): Stores up to 52,136 x 1.0ml Azenta cryotubes OR 26,600 x 2.0ml Azenta cryotubes

Storage Capacity (Boxes/Cassettes): Accommodates 266 x 2” Cryoboxes (or equivalent), 1,520 x 25ml cassettes, OR 760 x 50ml cassettes

Operating Temperature Baseline: -190°C (Liquid Nitrogen Vapor Phase environment)

Emergency Static Holding Time: 15 days to maintain a baseline of -135°C

System Physical Dimensions (H x W x D): 107.9″ x 45.8″ x 58.9″ (2,741 mm x 1,163 mm x 1,496 mm)

System Structural Weight: 1,497 lbs (680 kg) Empty / 2,155 lbs (979 kg) Full Estimated Baseline

Maximum Structural Floor Load: 116 lbs/ft² (563 kg/m²)

Electrical Input Parameters: 110V / 220V, Single Phase

System Power Consumption Metrics: 100 Watts (Idle) / 220 Watts (Maximum output)

LN2 Supply Line Interface: 1/2″ NPT Male Fitting to existing LN2 Supply Line

LN2 Operational Supply Pressure: 22-35 psig (1.52 – 2.41 bar) under open valve workflow

LN2 Evaporation Rate (Nominal): Approximately 9.9 Liters per day

Operating Environment Limits: Temperature: 18°C – 27°C (65°F – 80°F) | Humidity: Maximum 50% rH (non-condensing)

Regulatory & Compliance Index: CE Mark Directives, China RoHS, Conflict Materials, EU REACH, EU RoHS