摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a transport container for shipping frozen material, particularly biological tissue samples. Said transport container comprises a jacket-shaped insulation (superinsulation) and a removable inner container ( 44 ) which is provided with at least one coolant chamber ( 47 ) with a coolant filling ( 47 '), and at least one chilling chamber ( 46 ) that is located inside the coolant chamber ( 47 ). The coolant, e.g. mercury having a melting temperature of about -39° C., is permanently and hermetically enclosed in the coolant chamber ( 47 ) and is solidified in a freezing process using liquid nitrogen, for example, before being shipped. The chilling chamber ( 46 ), and thus the sample, is maintained at said temperature level during shipping while the coolant or mercury melts slowly.</p> |