Extreme cold changes materials.
The adhesive and facestock need to remain suitable through cryogenic exposure and retrieval.
Cryogenic labels
Cold storage & cold chain labels / Cryogenic labels
For biotech, pharmaceutical & laboratory applications
Cryogenic labels for laboratory and pharmaceutical applications.
Custom identification labels for cryovials, biological samples, cell lines, and pharmaceutical materials stored at cryogenic temperatures. Match the construction to your container, application conditions, liquid nitrogen exposure, frost, thawing, and printing requirements.
For cryovials, tubes, cell lines, biologics, genetic materials, and research samples.
What makes cryogenic conditions hard
Cryogenic storage is only part of the challenge.
The label has to remain attached and usable through extreme cold, tight container curvature, frost, condensation, retrieval, and thawing. The conditions when the label is applied can matter just as much as the final storage temperature.
Cryovials create tight curves.
Small diameters increase the demand on label fit, edge adhesion, and overlap.
Frost and condensation follow retrieval.
Moisture can challenge adhesion, printing, and barcode readability as samples warm.
Stored, retrieved, and thawed.
The complete temperature sequence matters when evaluating the finished construction.
Still needs to scan.
After storage and thawing, the barcode must remain usable when the sample is needed.
What will your cryogenic labels need to withstand?
Select every challenge in your workflow. Your selections help define the complete application.
What matters for your workflow
Start with the container and the conditions when the label is applied.
Your selections carry into the form.
Labels for cryogenic storage and cryopreservation workflows.
Support identification across cell therapy, biotech research, pharmaceutical development, biobanking, and laboratory sample management. Specify the complete temperature and handling sequence; label performance depends on the recommended construction and application.
Cell therapy & biotech
Maintain sample identity through cryopreservation, long-term storage, retrieval, thawing, and downstream processing.
Pharmaceutical development
Keep critical identification attached and readable through cryogenic storage, handling, thawing, and evaluation.
Laboratory & biobanking
Support long-term identification of valuable biological materials stored in cryogenic environments.
Adhesion, material, and print. Matched to the cryogenic workflow.
Stay with the vial.
Match the adhesive to the substrate, cryovial diameter, and the temperature and moisture present when the label is applied.
Include vial diameter, overlap, and edge-lift concerns.
Keep the identification usable.
Evaluate the facestock, adhesive, printing, and protection through cryogenic storage, frost, condensation, retrieval, and thawing.
Include the actual printer and ribbon when printing onsite.
Fit controlled handling.
Consider cleanroom packaging, sterile requirements, chemical exposure, and downstream processing alongside cryogenic performance.
Cell therapy & biobanking applications
Keep every cell-line vial identifiable.
Keep every cell-line vial identifiable.
From liquid nitrogen storage to thaw and use.
A cell-line cryovial may spend months or years in liquid nitrogen storage before being retrieved for research, testing, or production. During retrieval and thawing, the vial can move rapidly from approximately -196°C to much warmer conditions while frost and condensation develop on the surface.
Throughout that sequence, the label needs to stay attached, remain readable, and keep its barcode scannable.
CleanMark helps match the adhesive, material, and printing to the cryovial and storage process—so identification stays with the sample from cryogenic storage through thaw and use.
Tell us about your cryogenic application.
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Details that matter before you choose.
What should I specify for labels used in liquid nitrogen?
Include the storage phase, temperature, container material and diameter, conditions when the label is applied, and what happens during retrieval and thawing. Liquid nitrogen exposure alone does not define the complete application.
Can a label be applied after a cryovial is already cold?
Tell us the vial temperature and whether the surface is dry, frosted, or wet. Adhesion during application needs to be evaluated separately from performance after the label is already attached.
Can cryogenic labels withstand -196°C storage?
The recommended construction should be evaluated for the actual cryogenic environment, including whether storage is in liquid nitrogen vapor or liquid phase and how the sample is handled during retrieval.
What matters for small cryovials and tight-radius containers?
Share the vial material, diameter, label dimensions, overlap, and barcode requirements. Tight curvature can affect edge adhesion, label fit, and where identification can be read or scanned.
Will the printing and barcode remain readable after thawing?
Evaluate the complete sequence, including cryogenic storage, frost, condensation, thawing, handling, and any chemical exposure. If you print onsite, include your printer and ribbon in that evaluation.
Can I print cryogenic labels onsite?
Include your printer, ribbon or other print technology, and when printing occurs in the workflow. The finished construction and printing system should be evaluated together.
Can cryogenic labels support cleanroom or sterilization requirements?
These requirements can be considered together. Specify packaging, handling, sterilization, chemical exposure, and downstream processing so the recommendation reflects the complete workflow.
