Download or read book Lyophilization of Biopharmaceuticals written by Henry R. Costantino and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-05 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have been experimenting with lyophilization, or freeze-drying, as a method to preserve biological structures for over a thousand years. This comprehensive volume, intended for scientists in both academia and industry, covers a wide range of topics relevant to the formulation of peptide and protein drugs in the freeze-dried state.