Morphology of protein particles produced by spray freezing of concentrated solutions

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-162

  Engstrom, Josh D ^a   Simpson, Dale T ^a   Lai, Edwina S ^a   Williams III, Robert O ^b   Johnston, Keith P ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Leidenfrost effect; Liquid cryogen; Spray freeze drying (SFD); Spray freezing into liquid (SFL)

Indexed keywords

ISOPENTANE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIQUID NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FREEZE DRYING; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY DRYING; SURFACE PROPERTY; TURBULENT FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MURAMIDASE; NITROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PENTANES; POWDERS; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS; TREHALOSE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33845918516     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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