Growth Factor / Cytokine Expiry Tracker (Core Facility)
Track growth factor / cytokine lots, quantities and expiry with FEFO ordering and reorder alerts — tuned for a shared core facility serving many groups. 100% in your browser.
Log every growth factor / cytokine with its lot, quantity and expiry; the list reorders by soonest-to-expire (FEFO) so stem-cell and immunology labs use the right stock first and waste nothing. Default shelf-life ≈ 1.0 year(s); stored −20 °C, carrier protein. Designed to prevent bioactivity loss from dilute storage without carrier protein.
Default shelf-life for this category ≈ 365 days from manufacture. Items within 44 days of expiry are flagged.
Indicative planning tool for research operations. Figures are estimates — verify lot data, expiry, calibration and budgets against the original certificates, vendor documentation and your institution's policies.
Free growth factor / cytokine expiry tracker with FEFO ordering and reorder alerts for a shared core facility serving many groups — runs offline, no sign-up.
About Growth Factor / Cytokine Expiry Tracker (Core Facility)
For shared core facilities: track stock chargeable across many PI groups, with a billing-reference column and earlier reorder alerts. Log every growth factor / cytokine with its lot, quantity and expiry; the list reorders by soonest-to-expire (FEFO) so stem-cell and immunology labs use the right stock first and waste nothing. Default shelf-life ≈ 1.0 year(s); stored −20 °C, carrier protein. Designed to prevent bioactivity loss from dilute storage without carrier protein.
How to use Growth Factor / Cytokine Expiry Tracker (Core Facility)
- 1Add each growth factor / cytokine: name, lot/catalog number, quantity in vials, and the printed expiry date.
- 2Watch the FEFO strip — items within 44 days of expiry are flagged so you can use or reorder them first.
- 3Export the list to CSV any time for ordering, audits or handover; nothing is uploaded.
Why use Growth Factor / Cytokine Expiry Tracker (Core Facility)?
- ✓Used by stem-cell and immunology labs to stop stock expiring unnoticed and to keep growth factor / cytokine purchasing predictable.
- ✓FEFO ordering surfaces the next growth factor / cytokine to use, and the 44-day alert gives time to reorder before a gap.
- ✓An audit / CoA reference column makes every lot traceable for inspectors and accreditation reviews.
Frequently asked questions
What is FEFO and why does it matter for growth factor / cytokines?+
FEFO means First-Expired-First-Out: you consume the stock with the nearest expiry before newer stock, regardless of when it arrived. For growth factor / cytokines this avoids bioactivity loss from dilute storage without carrier protein, cuts waste and keeps results consistent. This tracker sorts every entry by expiry automatically so the next item to use is always at the top.
How long do growth factor / cytokines typically last, and how should they be stored?+
Unopened, a growth factor / cytokine commonly carries about 1.0 year(s) of shelf-life, stored −20 °C, carrier protein. Always defer to the lot-specific expiry on the certificate or label — manufacturer dating accounts for the exact formulation and is what an auditor will check.
Is my inventory data private?+
Yes. Everything is stored locally in your browser using localStorage — no account, no upload, no server. That offline-first design is exactly what institutional IT and sensitive clinical/GMP environments require, and it means the tool keeps working with no internet.
Can I use this for a shared core facility serving many groups?+
Yes — this variant is tuned for a shared core facility serving many groups: the reorder alert is set to 44 days and an audit/CoA reference column is included for traceability. Add your own columns by adapting the entries, and export to CSV to feed your ordering or LIMS workflow.
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