The AR36 Arctic Rack is designed to store samples safely on the lab bench without sample degradation due to temperature increase or fluctuation. Constructed of DuraStar (a high strength polymer) and a patented gel refrigerant. Simply place the Arctic Rack in a freezer overnight and it’s ready for use, keeping samples cool and safe at the bench, without messy ice buckets or wet tubes.One side of the Arctic Rack can be used as a convenient PCR workstation with wells for 12 standard 1.5/2.0ml microtubes and one 96 well PCR plate or 0.2ml tubes/strips. The other side can be used to hold 36 standard 1.5/2.0ml microtubes.Maintains temperature at approximately 0° C for up to four hoursHolds both microtubes and a PCR plateCan be used as a PCR workstation