Lyophilization, or freeze drying, is often used to increase the stability and shelf life of pharmaceutical products. While liquid formulations are usually preferred for injectable protein therapeutics ...

To estimate the quantity of proteins liberated by the chemical cleavage methods, the protein solutions (dialyzed or otherwise) were concentrated by freeze-drying and redissolved in 1 ml of 5% HOAc ...

Freeze-dried biopharmaceuticals are more stable than liquid formulations and less likely to degrade. But despite this, the use of the approach has been limited. Most large molecule drugs are sold ...

Patients with cancer, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic disorders often endure hours-long intravenous infusions. These ...

Freeze-drying proteins into solids is also slower and more expensive than glassifying them, he added. And the resulting "flaky" powder is harder to handle than glassified beads.

Proteins remain after starch is extracted from rice. Until now, this valuable raw material was disposed of by rice starch producers at great expense. A new process is being developed to split ...