A system and method for concurrently and uniformly removing thermal energy from clustered specimen samples.
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1. A device for freezing two or more samples stored within vials, said device comprising: a base having a top end, a bottom end, and a lower chamber extending therebetween and having a first interior volume, the top end having an opening and the bottom end having an inlet port;a cover having a top e
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A device for freezing two or more samples stored within vials, said device comprising: a base having a top end, a bottom end, and a lower chamber extending therebetween and having a first interior volume, the top end having an opening and the bottom end having an inlet port;a cover having a top end, a bottom end, and an upper chamber extending therebetween and having a second interior volume, the top end of the cover having an outlet port and the bottom end of the cover having an opening, the bottom end of the cover being configured to interconnect with the top end of the base;a sample rack disposed between the base and the cover and configured to receive the vials, wherein the sample rack divides the lower chamber from the upper chamber when the cover is interconnected with the base;an interior environment comprising the first and second interior volumes when the cover is interconnected with the base, the interior environment having an initial interior temperature; anda gas density gradient within the interior environment from the inlet port to the outlet port when the device is placed in an exterior environment having an environment gas comprising an ambient temperature that is less than the initial interior temperature, wherein heat is removed from the initial interior temperature in part by passive gas diffusion promoted by the gas density gradient. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the heat is removed via the outlet port as the environment gas is introduced to the interior environment via the inlet port. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the passive gas diffusion provides a uniform freezing rate for the two or more samples. 4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a gas flow pathway through the interior environment. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein a portion of the sample rack blocks a portion of the gas flow pathway. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein the portion of the sample rack is a perimeter surface. 7. The device of claim 5, wherein the portion of the sample rack is an interface surface between at least one of the base and the cover. 8. The device of claim 5, wherein the portion of the sample rack is an interior surface. 9. A method for freezing a specimen, comprising: introducing a sample into a sample rack;disposing the sample rack into a sample freezing device comprising: a base container having a top end, a bottom end, and a lower chamber extending therebetween, the top end having an opening and the bottom end having an inlet port;a cover having a top end, a bottom end, and an upper chamber extending therebetween, the top end of the cover having an outlet port and the bottom end of the cover having an opening, the bottom end of the cover being configured to interconnect with the top end of the base container, wherein the sample rack is disposed between the base and the cover, the sample rack comprising a top surface and a bottom surface forming an interface with the base container, wherein the sample rack divides the lower chamber from the upper chamber when the cover is interconnected with the base container to provide an assembled sample freezing device having an interior environment comprising a first environment gas having an interior temperature;placing the assembled sample freezing device into an environment comprising a second environment gas having an ambient temperature that is less than the interior temperature; andintroducing the second environment gas into the interior environment via the inlet port, wherein the second environment gas displaces the first environment gas from the interior environment via the outlet port. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second environment is an archival storage site. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second environment is a freezer. 12. The method of claim 9, further comprising a step for blocking a gas flow through the sample rack where the sample rack forms an interface with the base container. 13. The method of claim 9, further comprising a step for providing a gas flow through the sample rack at one or more positions proximate to the sample. 14. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the base container and the cover comprise a thermo-insulating material. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the thermo-insulating material is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polystyrene, polyurethane foam. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein the sample rack comprises at least one of a thermoconductive material and a thermally inert material. 17. The method of claim 9, wherein the first environment gas comprises a density that is less than a density of the second environment gas. 18. A sample freezing device, comprising: a base having a top end, a bottom end, and a lower chamber extending therebetween, the top end having an opening and the bottom end having an inlet port;a cover having a top end, a bottom end, and an upper chamber extending therebetween, the top end of the cover having an outlet port and the bottom end of the cover having an opening, the bottom end of the cover being configured to interconnect with the top end of the base; anda sample rack disposed between the base and the cover, the sample rack comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the sample rack forming an interface with at least one of the base and the cover, wherein the sample rack divides the lower chamber from the upper chamber when the cover is interconnected with the base and wherein a gas flow through the sample rack is blocked at the interface. 19. The device of claim 18, wherein the gas flow is further blocked by an interior surface of the sample rack. 20. The device of claim 18, wherein the sample rack further comprises: a sample bay for receiving a sample vial; anda gas vent in proximity to the sample bay.
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