Definitions for "LYOPHILIZATION"
A process in which the product is first frozen and then, while still in the frozen state, the major portion of the water and solvent system is reduced by sublimation and desorption so as to limit biological and chemical reactions at the designated storage temperature
a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
A method used to dry material without destroying its physical structure. The material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice vaporizes.