ISBN-13: 9783527341122 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 400 str.
Focusing on the application of various drying technologies to the processing of pharmaceuticals and biologicals, this is a comprehensive technical overview of novel as well as standard methods, addressing such issues as why drying is required and what needs to be considered when implementing this process during drug product development. The editors are renowned experts from the pharmaceutical industry and have assembled here leaders from industry and academia to share their experiences and offer insights. The authors concentrate on industrial solutions, outlining various drying technologies from an application-oriented point of view and with regard to real-world challenges in the field of drug product development. They describe well established methods, including freeze and spray drying, alongside promising next-generation technologies, possible improvements, limitations, synergies and future directions.