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Applications of DSC in the development of improved freeze-drying processes for labile biologicals

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The stabilities of protein based products in the freeze-dried state depend critically on the formulation and process variables temperature, pressure, time and moisture content. The principal determinants of biological stability are the glass/rubber transitions of the freeze concentrate and of the dried product and its residual moisture content. This paper describes the role of DSC in the investigation of the component processes which together form the basis of effective freeze-drying: a maximisation of yield, an optimum shelf life and a cost-effective process.

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Die Eigenschaften und die StabilitÄt proteinhaltiger Produkte im gefriergetrockneten Zustand sind durch die gewÄhlten Prozessbedingungen und durch die physikalischen Eigenschaften der Endprodukte vorgegeben. Insbesondere sind die Glasumwandlungstemperaturen des Gefrierkonzentrates und des getrockneten Produktes als auch der endgültige Wassergehalt von Bedeutung. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden DSC-Untersuchungen zur Optimierung des Gefriertrocknungsprozesses als auch Studien zur StabilitÄt der Produkte dargestellt.

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Hatley, R.H.M., Franks, F. Applications of DSC in the development of improved freeze-drying processes for labile biologicals. Journal of Thermal Analysis 37, 1905–1914 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01912221

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