Freeze-drying of bioproducts: Putting principles into practice

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-229

  Franks, Felix ^a  

^a BioUpdate Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excipient; Freeze drying; Lyophilization; Peptide; Stability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EQUIPMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; FREEZE DRYING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROCESS CONTROL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DRUG STABILITY; FREEZE DRYING;

EID: 0032078241     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(98)00004-6     Document Type: Review

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