A notebook about the small things around lyophilised research peptides: where the vials live, what goes on the label, what I write in the log. One note every morning.
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03Oct 2026Storage
Why I no longer keep my vials in the fridge door
The fridge door is handy, which is exactly why it is the wrong place for lyophilised peptides. Wandering temperature, light, condensation. Where I keep them now.
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02Oct 2026Receiving and records
What I check and write down when a parcel of peptides arrives
From the packing tape to the slot in the freezer. What I look at on the packaging, the ice packs, the batch number and the certificate of analysis.
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01Oct 2026Organisation
A freezer map, or how I find any vial in thirty seconds
Grid boxes, a map pinned to the door, labels that survive the cold and a logbook. This is how I find any vial of lyophilised peptide in half a minute.
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