The effect is most impactful in a hypoxic system. The Cell Locker System greatly reduces both CO2 and N2 loss or usage during a door opening.
If the doors are never opened, the Cell Locker System will use slightly more N2 gas over time, due to additional gaskets that slowly release gas. However, in a more realistic user scenario with 30-second door openings throughout the day, the Cell Locker System uses only about half as much gas.
This means that for a typical stem cell research lab, a bottle of N2 gas will last twice as long.
The effect is most impactful in a hypoxic system. CO2 gas is also reduced by a similar percentage (results not shown).
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Cell Locker System N2 gas consumption compared to an incubator with 3-door divided inner glass door
A canister of gas will last twice as long
For example, in the US, one canister of N2 gas holds 8,500 L.
At 3% O2 and 6 door openings/day with a 3-door gas-tight screen in the Heracell VIOS incubator, one canister will last 5.7 days. With the Cell Locker System, that canister will last 14.1 days.
The Cell Locker System design reduces N2 gas usage by at least 50% compared to a typical hypoxic incubator.