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Media, equipment & techniques

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All (27)Culture media & oil (13)Equipment (7)Consumables (2)Techniques (5)

Various

Heated microscope stages and warm blocksKeep dishes and tubes at ~37°C during handling outside the incubator.equipment
Large box (CO₂ / tri-gas) incubatorsTraditional shelf incubators holding many dishes in one chamber, humidified with a water pan.equipment
Liquid nitrogen supply and handlingLN₂ for vitrification, storage and transport.equipment
pH and osmolality measurement (culture QC)Verifying that culture medium in the incubator sits at the intended pH and osmolality.equipment

Various (e.g. Esco MIRI, Cook MINC, K-Systems G-series, Planer BT37)

Benchtop incubators (dry / humidified, multi-chamber)Small-chamber incubators with rapid recovery, often dry with premixed gas, one or two dishes per chamber.equipment

Various (e.g. MVE, Taylor-Wharton, Cryotherm)

Cryostorage dewars / LN₂ tanksLong-term storage of vitrified oocytes and embryos at −196°C in liquid or vapour phase.equipment

Various (e.g. Vitrolife EmbryoScope, Esco MIRI TL, Genea Geri)

Time-lapse incubation systemsIncubators with built-in imaging so embryos are assessed without removal, usually with single-step medium.equipment

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