Istvan Szekelyhttps://aboutpeptides.eu/Practical notes on storing, labelling and keeping records of lyophilised peptides intended for laboratory research.en Why I no longer keep my vials in the fridge doorhttps://aboutpeptides.eu/notes/why-my-vials-left-the-fridge-door.htmlhttps://aboutpeptides.eu/notes/why-my-vials-left-the-fridge-door.htmlSat, 03 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100The 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. What I check and write down when a parcel of peptides arriveshttps://aboutpeptides.eu/notes/receiving-a-parcel-of-lyophilised-peptides.htmlhttps://aboutpeptides.eu/notes/receiving-a-parcel-of-lyophilised-peptides.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100From 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. A freezer map, or how I find any vial in thirty secondshttps://aboutpeptides.eu/notes/a-freezer-map-for-finding-any-vial.htmlhttps://aboutpeptides.eu/notes/a-freezer-map-for-finding-any-vial.htmlThu, 01 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100Grid 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.