lyophilization

A scientific technique for drying heat-sensitive materials such as food, blood plasma, pharmaceuticals, or tissue by freezing them and then sublimating the ice under vacuum, thus preserving their physical structure.

• 🇩🇪Verfahren zur Haltbarmachung empfindlicher Materialien wie Lebensmittel, Blutplasma, Arzneimittel oder Gewebe durch Gefrieren und anschließende Sublimation des Eises im Vakuum, wodurch die physikalische Struktur erhalten bleibt.

1. Freeze-drying process C2 formal scientific

   A method of preserving perishable material by freezing it and then reducing the surrounding pressure to allow the frozen water to sublimate directly from solid to gas.

   • Lyophilization is commonly used to preserve vaccines and antibiotics.
   • The pharmaceutical company uses lyophilization to extend the shelf life of its products.
   • Freeze-dried coffee is produced through lyophilization.
   • The laboratory's lyophilization equipment can process up to 500 samples per day.

   🇩🇪Lyophilisation

   Synonyme: freeze-dryinglyophilisation

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• lyophilization's possessive singular form