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Freeze-drying is an important preservation technique for heat-sensitive pharmaceuticals and foods. This informative text addresses the principles and practice of freeze-drying preservation techniques for pharmaceutical and food products. The authors introduce freeze-drying and review the fundamentals of the technique, heat-mass transfer analyses, modelling of the drying process and the equipment employed. They discuss freeze-drying of food, freeze-drying of pharmaceuticals and the protective agents and additives applied. The final chapter covers disinfection, sterilization and process validation. Freeze-Drying of Pharmaceutical and Food Products will be an essential reference for food, pharmaceutical and refrigeration engineers and scientists as well as students with an interest in preservation techniques.

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Tse-Chao Hua and Bao-Lin Liu have studied in both China and the USA and are currently faculty members at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. Dr Hua has studied preservation technology since 1980. His interests include cryopreservation of cells and tissues, cold storage and freeze-drying of food, pharmaceuticals and living cells. Dr Liu has worked on cryobiology since 1993. He is interested in vitrification, biomedical engineering and freeze-drying technology. Dr Zhang has studied in China and Germany with a particular focus on refrigeration and cryogenics.

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