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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E. V., Munich, DE;
Guenter R. Fuhr, Berlin, DE;
Heiko Zimmermann, Waldbrunn, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for monitoring the temperature of a cryogenically preserved biological sample. The device () comprises a sample container () having a receptacle space () for accommodating a biological sample (). The device further comprises at least one chamber (), the interior () of which is not fluidically connected to the receptacle space, and which is at least partially filled with an indicator substance () having a boiling point or sublimation temperature in a range from −10° C. to −140° C. The chamber () further has at least one opening via which the indicator substance () can escape from the interior () of the chamber () upon exceeding its boiling point or sublimation point. The invention further relates to a method for monitoring the temperature of a cryogenically preserved biological sample.