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TY - JOUR
T1 - From Batch to Continuous
T2 - Freeze-Drying of Suspended Vials for Pharmaceuticals in Unit-Doses
AU - Capozzi, Luigi C.
AU - Trout, Bernhardt L.
AU - Pisano, Roberto
PY - 2019/1/30
Y1 - 2019/1/30
N2 - In response to the current trend in the pharmaceutical industry, a new concept for the freeze-drying of pharmaceuticals in unit-doses is presented: the continuous freeze-drying/lyophilization of suspended vials. This configuration makes it possible to set up a continuous freeze-drying process that produces a final product with similar characteristics to those traditionally obtained by means of the batch process but which avoids the drawbacks of conventional, batch freeze-drying. The feasibility and advantages of this new concept are presented in this work. Continuous freeze-drying has been found to improve heat transfer uniformity and reduce the primary drying duration by 2-4 times. As far as the structure of lyophilized products is concerned, SEM micrographs of the lyophilized samples showed that this technology improves vial-to-vial and intravial homogeneity.
AB - In response to the current trend in the pharmaceutical industry, a new concept for the freeze-drying of pharmaceuticals in unit-doses is presented: the continuous freeze-drying/lyophilization of suspended vials. This configuration makes it possible to set up a continuous freeze-drying process that produces a final product with similar characteristics to those traditionally obtained by means of the batch process but which avoids the drawbacks of conventional, batch freeze-drying. The feasibility and advantages of this new concept are presented in this work. Continuous freeze-drying has been found to improve heat transfer uniformity and reduce the primary drying duration by 2-4 times. As far as the structure of lyophilized products is concerned, SEM micrographs of the lyophilized samples showed that this technology improves vial-to-vial and intravial homogeneity.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02886
DO - 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b02886
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85060294738
VL - 58
SP - 1635
EP - 1649
JO - Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
JF - Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
SN - 0888-5885
IS - 4
ER -