Smart storage container for health logistics

A method of preprocessing a biological sample during transit, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing a biological sample in a storage container having walls that define a storage volume;
• transporting the storage container with the stored biological sample to a sample processing facility;
• controlling one or more storage container parameters during the transporting step to initiate preprocessing of the biological sample;
• wherein the controlling step improves a biological sample processing parameter at the sample processing facility;
• wherein the one or more controlled storage container parameters is one or more of:
• temperature, reagent introduction, fixative introduction, centrifugation, mixing, washing, isolation, separation of one or more sample constituents, liquid manipulation, gas manipulation, or environmental control;
• wherein the transporting step begins at a location different than the sample processing facility, such that the transporting step occurs in a separate location than the sample processing facility;
• and
• wherein preprocessing refers to a processing of the sample during transit, that does not occur in the sample processing facility, such as chemical application, incubation, temperature cycling, physical separation or cell culturing,
• and wherein the preprocessing results in a reduction of time required at the sample processing facility.