SAFE 2D Barcoded Tubes
SAFE® 2D tubes from LVL technologies offer the greatest possible safety, automation capacity, flexibility and efficiency. In combination with attractive pricing, we have convinced many customers all around the world, including in the following areas, to rely on SAFE in the long-term:
- Biobanking
- Epidemiological studies
- Cohort studies
- Transfusion medicine
- Compound management
- Forensics
Leak-tightness
When launched, even the IT 96 internal screw tubes were extremely innovative: As a manufacturer, LVL dispenses with the traditional O-rings to seal the tubes and screw caps. LVL uses a TPE compression, which forms an indissoluble unit with the polypropylene of the screw cap in the two-component process. The result is that the leak-tightness of the tubes was tested multiple times with very good results.
Stability
SAFE 2D tubes have an enlarged wall thickness for greater stability during the freezing process or in case of repeated freezing cycles. They are dimensionally stable, which is particularly important for picking in the automated storage systems. The SBS and CRYO racks for the storage of tubes are not just made of robust polypropylene or polycarbonate, they are also less malleable, and therefore very stable, due to their geometric form.
Identifiability
If you switch to 2D coded tubes for the storage of samples, you must be able to rely on the fact that the samples are not just faster to identify, but also that identification is much more reliable. SAFE 2D tubes offer impressive special features. Firstly, all tubes are produced in the SBS 96 format using a patented wet-on-wet process. This means that the black components, which carry the 2D code (data matrix), cannot be separated from the tubes either through mechanical, chemical or thermal influences. The 12-digit 2D code on the base of the tube is engraved using a high performance laser (laser etching) and thus, is highly resistant to chemical and thermal influences.
Efficiency
It goes without saying that SAFE 2D tubes are – particularly in the XT/IT 96 version – innately efficient because it is possible to store significantly more samples in less space compared to classic primary or ware-house tubes.
Compatibility and Automation Capacity
An increasing proportion of used 2D tubes are pro-cessed partly or wholly automatically. This relates to pipetting and aliquoting, decoding, screwing and un-screwing and storage. SAFE 2D tubes are constructed and prepared for this exact purpose. The following features ensure compatibility and automation capacity:
- SBS format of the tube racks
- Racks can be stacked
- 1D bar code on different rack sides, optional
- 2D orientation code on the base of the rack
- 2D codes of the tubes in the ECC200 standard and decodable using current scanners
Flexibility and Customisation
SAFE 2D tubes are an innovative high-tech product. This is also reflected in our efforts to take the individual wishes and requirements of our customers into consideration. In a nutshell, this means for 500 or more racks, for example, we will provide the following customisation requirements without additional costs:
- Unique range of numbers for racks and tubes (maximum 12 digits)
- Laser engraving of the SBS racks on all four sides according to customer specifications (e.g. logo, name, label fields)
- Free colour selection of the screw caps (pre-screwed or in the cap rack) also mixed column by column
Purity
SAFE 2D tubes are manufactured under clean room conditions ISO 8. SAFE 2D tubes are certified and free of DNA, DNase, RNase and endotoxins.
Working Volume
Users are actually interested in the usable work volume rather than a theoretically available overall volume. We took this factor into account with the introduction of the tubes with external threads. The work volume, based on tubes with screw thread connectors, is quickly identified by the product designation.
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Download/view the LVL Technologies 2D Long-term Sample Storage Catalogue
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200µl, Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 96 Rack
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300µl 'Mini', Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 96 Rack
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300µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 96 Rack
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500µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 96 Rack
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2D Tube Rack SAFE®, Internal thread 500µl, Non-Side Coded, Blue Capped, Production Sterile
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1000µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 96 Rack
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2D Tube Rack SAFE®, Internal thread, 1000µl, Non-Side Coded, Blue Capped, Production Sterile
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2,000µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 48 Rack
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2,000µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 24 Rack
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4,000µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 48 Rack
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4,000µl Externally Threaded 2D Barcoded Tubes, 24 Rack
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2D Tube Rack SAFE®, Internal thread 500µl, Side Coded, Blue Capped, Production Sterile
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2D Tube Rack SAFE®, Internal thread, 1000µl, Side Coded, Blue Capped, Production Sterile
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2D Tube Rack SAFE®, Externally Thread, 500µl, Side Coded, Blue Capped, Production Sterile
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2D Tube Rack SAFE®, Externally Thread, 1000µl, Side Coded, Blue Capped, Production Sterile
