Vapor phase cryopreservation could be considered over liquid nitrogen in terms of safety to reduce the risk of cross-contamination (Bielanski, 2005; Grout and Morris, 2009; Mirabet et al., 2012; Molina et al., 2016) | Conditional |
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Provided the cryomaterial is not compromised, cryodevices, such as sealed semen straws/vials, should be cleaned with a disinfectant wipe after removal from LN2 storage to mitigate risk of transmission of pathogens from the cryodevice surface. | GPP |