Cryovial Thawing Device - Macaroni Thaw
Thawing cryovials with a water bath introduces contamination risk, operator variability, and guesswork, all at the worst possible moment for your cells.
Macaroni Thaw eliminates all of that.
Applications
- Routine thawing of cryopreserved cells in cell culture and tissue culture workflows
- Biobanks and biorepositories needing standardised, traceable thaw steps
- Cell and gene therapy and stem cell research where thaw consistency affects viability
- Pharmaceutical, biotech and CRO labs standardising cryopreservation across operators
- Academic and clinical research labs replacing shared water baths to reduce contamination risk
Cryovial Thawing Device - Macaroni Thaw
Insert your vial, walk away. In under 3 minutes, Macaroni Thaw delivers a controlled, water-free thaw, automatically detecting completion and alerting you with a clear LED and audio signal.
Temperature is kept at or below 37°C throughout, protecting even the most sensitive cell types from thermal shock.
Macaroni Thaw consistently delivers reproducible results for routine cell lines, primary cells, iPSCs, or organoids.
Specifications
- Water-free thawing that replaces the 37°C water bath with a clean, automated process, removing the need to maintain or decontaminate a bath
- Consistent, repeatable results. Automated thaw detection thaws every vial to the same endpoint and removes user-to-user variability
- Very low contamination risk thanks to the dry, sealed-vial workflow
Patent-pending thaw detection technology with a thawing profile equivalent to a 37°C water bath heating rate - Fast, hands-free operation. Typical thaw under 3 minutes, with automatic vial detection starting the cycle for you
- At-a-glance LED status display. A 12-LED clockface plus centre status LED show warm-up, thaw progress, completion
- Adjustable thaw threshold. Six levels above and below the default to suit your vial type, cryoprotectant and fill volume
- Auto sleep mode for low-power standby after
60 minutes idle - Compact, lightweight benchtop footprint
| Thaw time | Typically < 3 min |
| Thawing profile | Equivalent to 37°C water bath heating rate |
| Detection Technology | Patent-pending thaw detection technology |
| Start-up time | Approx. 3 min (power-on to ready) |
| Capacity | Single vial/cycle |
| Vial size | 1.8 to 2.0 ml |
| Vial body diameter | 12 to 12.5 mm |
| Min. vial hight (below cap ring) | 30 mm |
| Min. overall height | 44 mm |
| Max. cap diameter | 13.5 mm |
| Recommended fill volume | 1.0 ml (effective range typically 0.8 to 1.5 ml) |
| Storage temperature before thaw | ≤ -70°C |
| Dimension (Lx W x H) | 19 x 12 x 7.5 cm |
| Weight (without PSU) | 0.8 kg |
| Mains supply | 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.5 A max. |
| Unit supply | 24 VDC, 3.75 A |
| Power consumption | max. 90 W |
| Operating temperature | 18 – 25°C |
| Max. relative humidity | 80% to 31°C, falling to 50% at 40°C |
| Attitude | up to 2000 m |
| Sound pressure level | 70 dB(A) at 1 m |
| Storage/transport temperature | -20 to +60°C |
| Compliance | CE, RoHs, WEEE, IEC 61326, IEC 61010 |
| Cleaning | Exterior wipe with 70% ethanol |