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Thread · #storage-coldchain · 2026-04-08

anyone tested a vial before and after a bad

Spun off from a message in #storage-coldchain on 2026-04-08. 9 messages, 4 participants.

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cold_start_cy — anyone tested a vial before and after a bad transit 21:33

cold_start_cy 21:35

nobody here can tell you a vial is safe. we can tell you what has and has not survived for us

alt_ast_ali 21:42

does the fridge in a hotel room count as a fridge

back of the fridge

cat_on_the_tray 21:53

buy a thermometer. mine reads 7.4 on the door and two degrees lower at the back

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cold_start_cy 21:59

parcel sat in a hot mailbox for 6 hours, is it dead

gel packs

cat_on_the_tray 22:02

i have never had a lyophilised vial fail after a warm transit and i have had some bad ones

kev_measures 22:10

i freeze aliquots and have had them test fine afterwards. others here would not do it and i understand why

alt_ast_ali 22:13

parcel sat in a hot mailbox for 7 hours, is it dead

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