Selecting the best Laboratory Refrigerators or Freezers for your Lab

We have prepared a quick guide to finding the best fridge or freezer to suit your laboratory requirements.

At Froilabo we understand that temperature management is a critical part of any laboratory and has to be rigorously managed to keep scientific activity free of errors. In this handy read, we have prepared a quick guide to finding the best fridge or freezer to suit your laboratory requirements.

What is a laboratory refrigerator / freezer and what are their applications?

An ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezer typically has a temperature range of -45°C to -86°, while laboratory refrigerators typically operate from 2°C to 10°C, although there are exceptions.

Laboratory freezers can be used for a wide range of applications for biological and biotech storage in universities, medical centers and hospitals, forensic labs and more. Specifically, ULT freezers can be used to store biological samples including DNA/RNA, plant and insect samples, autopsy materials, blood, plasma and tissues, chemicals drugs and antibiotics. Furthermore, manufacturing firms and performance testing labs often use an ultra low temperature freezer to determine the ability of products and machinery to perform reliably under severe low temperature conditions, such as those found in the Arctic region.

Laboratory refrigerators have been designed to store samples, specimens, vaccines and medicines at a very specific temperature range. They are used to cool samples or specimens by healthcare facilities and professionals in the storage of medical or pharmaceutical supplies. For example, a blood bank uses a laboratory refrigerator to preserve the quality of its blood supply. Pharmacies may also use a laboratory refrigerator to store vaccines, medications and other temperature sensitive compounds to ensure they do not become spoiled.