Freeze drying, lyophilization, and cryodesiccation are all terms used to describe the process of removing water from a sample at low temperature. This low-temperature dehydration process maximizes ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A consortium of experts is working to modernize a process that is used in making a wide range of products, from freeze-dried space foods to lifesaving wonder drugs. The process, ...

Lyophilization is a complex operation used to prepare stable pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products through freeze-drying. During lyophilization, the water fraction of the product is reduced to ...

Freeze-drying or lyophilization is a process that removes water from a substance. This dehydration process is performed under vacuum while the substance is in a frozen state. Lyophilization technology ...

Lyophilization has been used in many different research projects in the pharmaceutical industry. As has been mentioned, the process provides excellent retention of the three-dimensional structures of ...

This course teaches best practices in the design of lyophilization processes for biopharmaceutical products and formulations. The course describes pitfalls to avoid when designing lyophilization ...

Lyophilization, or freeze-drying, is essential in biopharmaceutical production but presents significant challenges, such as long timelines, high prices, and ...

From left are Alina Alexeenko and Elizabeth Topp. Purdue University has created a new lyophilization consortium, LyoHUB, to improve freeze-drying technology. Topp, head of the Purdue’s Department of ...