Vit Kit® – Freeze and Vit Kit® – Thaw

Description / Use

Irvine Scientific’s Vit Kit® – Freeze and Vit Kit® – Thaw consist of solutions optimized for vitrification and recovery of oocytes (MII stage)
and embryos (zygote to blastocyst stage).

Media Composition

The Composition of these solutions is based upon publish methods utilizing a combination of ethylene glycol (EG) and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as the permeating cryoprotectants. The basal medium for these solutions consists of Modified M199 (containing 21mM HEPES buffer) supplemented with 20% DSS(HSA and Dextran, containing 10 mg/mL protein) and 35ug/mL gentamicin as the antibiotic.

Solution DMSO(v/v) EG(v/v) Sucrose
Equilibration Solution(ES) 7.5% 7.5% 0M
Vitrification Solution(VS) 15% 15% 0.5M
Thawing Solution(TS) 0% 0% 1.0M
Dilution Solution(DS) 0% 0% 0.5M
Washing Solution(WS) 0% 0% 0

    Advantages of Irvine Scientific’s Vitrification system

  • Proven formulation that can be used for oocytes and all stages of embryos.
  • Kits provide multiple applications and can be used on more than one patient.
  • 8 weeks shelf-life after opening.
  • The solutions are HEPES buffered to maintain pH during procedures performed at room temperature.
  • Simple, straight forward protocols.
  • Convenient configurations available with the CryoTip®, HSV straw, or with just the solutions.
  • CryoTip® is an FDA approved closed freezing device.
Reference Discription Packaging
90133 Starter ES 1x1mL 10 Cryo Tips
90133 Starter VS 2x1mL 10 Cryo Tips
90137 SO TS 4x1mL  
90137 SO DS 1x1mL  
90137 SO WS 1x2mL  

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