PAT tools for the optimization of the freeze-drying process

Pharmaceutical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 58-70

  Fissore, Davide ^a   Pisano, Roberto ^c   Velardi, Salvatore ^a   Barresi, Antonello ^a   Galan, Miquel ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Telstar Lyo   (Spain)

^c Telstar Lyo ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUSTRY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FREEZE DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; PROCESS MONITORING; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70350164876     PISSN: 02738139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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