BioCision ThawSTAR Manuals

1 4 2 5 3 6 ThawSTAR ™ Quick Start Guide Unit is warmed up and in “ready” state. Insert a clean, tightly capped frozen 1.8 - 2.0 mL cryogenic vial (below -70°C) containing 1.0 mL volume into the opening on the top of the unit. Upon power-up of unit, please allow 5 minutes for instrument warm-up. Countdown of the last 10 seconds of the thawing process begins. Push the top of the vial down gently until the unit emits a deep dual tone. The vial will now remain in a depressed position. Upon thaw completion, the vial is raised approximately 1 cm (0.4 in). Beginning of solid to liquid phase change is detected by unit. Remove vial immediately and for a few seconds, manually agitate the vial gently from side to side to equilibrate the liquid temperature until no ice can be seen within the vial. Begin downstream protocol.