MODULAR SINGLE-USE KITS AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL

Disclosed herein are standardized and optimized, modular single-use kits and methods for sterile or non-sterile preparation of biological material, such as cells or tissue, for immediate use, further preparation, or storage. These single-use kits comprise at least one single-use component necessary for the preparation of biological material in accordance with a particular method as set forth in the instructions for use included with each particular type of single-use kit that set forth a unique method for using that particular type of single-use kit. The single-use kit of the invention comprises at least one modular, single-use packaging frame wherein at least one modular, single-use tray with an identifying is disposed, wherein at least one single-use component is organized. The identifying label on each modular single-use tray corresponds to (correlates with) a sequence of steps set forth in the instructions included with each single-use kit. The single-use kits of the invention facilitate and improve a healthcare practitioner's ability to prepare biological material for research, diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in a convenient, consistent, repeatable, safe and effective manner.