Large-scale freezing of biologics

BioProcess International

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 32-44

  Singh, Satish K ^a   Kolhe, Parag ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Nema, Sandeep ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Bulk intermediates; Denaturation; Eutectic, storage; Stability; TG; Transport

Indexed keywords

EXCIPIENT; GLYCINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MACROGOL; MANNITOL; MYOGLOBIN; OVALBUMIN; STABILIZING AGENT; SURFACTANT; WATER;

COOLING; DESICCATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STORAGE; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THAWING;

EID: 77951977681     PISSN: 15426319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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