Freeze-Drying

Many modern medicines, for example blood derivatives, vaccines, cytostatic drugs, and antibiotics, but also soluble coffee, have one thing in common: freeze-drying is the best method of transforming the perishable substances into a form that keeps well and allows the substances to be stored before being returned almost to their natural state. This book describes the rules of freeze-drying. The critical process data is not just presented theoretically but explained with regard to practical examples. Application of freeze-drying processes is the main emphasis of this book. Many years of experience in the freeze-drying business allow the author to present valuable criteria f…