Taiyo Nippon Sanso has developed Sample Search Application with the iPod touch which avoids any error in the selection of samples or a cell damage by rise of temperature, using the instant identification of specified samples out of those preserved frozen for the users who are engaged in cell freezing such as regenerative medicine, fertility treatment, livestock farming and cell research. Commercialization of the application will be realized within 2018.

In the field of regenerative medicine, fertility treatment, livestock and cell research, cells are put in long-shaped vessels so called vial or straw, and are stored in a storage tool called cane inside the freeze-preserving vessel at ultra-low temperature (-196℃) by liquid nitrogen.

With the sample search application developed by TNSC you can display an aimed cane marked in green by holding the iPod touch camera over the special identifying label attached to the cane.

Comparing with general search applications of visual method, you can save the time to retrieve, control rise of cell temperature and prevent a retrieving error.

As they say, the reason of the dedicated use of application for iPod touch is that there is no need of contracts for data communication or telephoning and you ca start to use by just downloading the application.

The iPod touch downloaded with the sample search application is supplied to users and the application is renewed by TNSC once every year. At present TNSC is developing a software to manage cane numbers and sample-preserving date in coordination with the application.