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INSIGHT JOURNAL

A list of the previous issues of INSIGHT that relate to the lyophilization process

Volume 1

No. 1    Misconceptions regarding the role of the condenser

No.2    Role of Product Temperature in the Lyophilization Process

No.3    Computer Modeling of the Lyophilization Process

No.4    Water Vapor Throughput for A Freeze-Dryer

No.5    Partial Cake Meltback During Lyophilization

No. 6   Use of the Pirani Gauge in the Lyophilization Process

No. 7   Which Shelf Temperature During Lyophilization?

No. 8   Getting A Handle on the Freeze-Dryer Door

No. 9   Overview of the Lyophilization Process

No. 10  Yes, You have No Eutectic

Volume 2

No. 1   Glossary of Terms for  Lyophilization

No. 2   What I Wish I Knew About Lyophilization

No. 3   Validation Part IA - Lyophilization Process - Freezing

No. 4   The Core to a Lyophilization Probl em

No. 5 Validation Part 1B - Primary Drying Process

No. 6  Role of Other Gases in Lyophilization Process

No. 7  Validation Part 1C - Secondary Drying Process

No. 8  Lyophilization by Trial and Error

No. 9 Validation Part 1D - Product Properties

No. 10 The Freeze Dryer Stoppering System

No. 11 IQ of Freeze-Dryer - Part A

No. 12 The Future of Lyophilization

Volume 3

No. 1  IQ of Freeze-Dryer - Part B

No. 2  Eight Most Common Mistakes in Lyophilization

No. 3  Operational Qualification (OQ)  of A Freeze-Dryer  - Steam Sterilization

No. 4  A General Discussion of the Steam Sterilization of Freeze-Dryers

No. 5  OQ of Freeze-Dryer - Part C

No. 6  Standard Leak Rate for a Freeze-Dryer

No. 7  OQ of Freeze-Dryer - Part D

No. 8  Time for the Continuous Freeze-Drying System is NOW!

No.9   STEAM STERILIZATION OF FREEZE-DRYERS. DEAD LEGS

No. 10  Summary Reports for OQ and IQ of Freeze-Dryers

No. 11 Completion of the Primary Drying Process

No. 12 Role of the Phase Diagram of Water in Primary Drying

Volume 4

No. 1  Getting Started in Lyophilization

No. 2  The Energy Crisis and Lyophilization

No. 3  When is it frozen?

No. 4   Narration on the American Conference on Lyophilization 2001

No. 5   Do You Really Know What is in Your Freeze-Dryer?

No. 6   The Pressure of Secondary Drying

No. 7  Transferring the Lyophilization Process from One Freeze-Dryer to Another

No. 8  What you should know but don’t

No. 9  The interstitial region of the frozen matrix

No.10 Chaos with the Manifold Dryer

No. 11 Can we really optimize a lyophilization or freeze-drying process?

No. 12  Other Applications of Freeze-Drying

Volume 5

No. 1   Tales of the Research and Development Freeze-Dryer

No. 2   How Primary Drying Works

No. 3   Enron - A lesson for Lyophilization

No. 4   Moisture Determination in Lyophilized or Freeze-dried Products

No. 5   Supercooling

No. 6   Thermal Analysis - DSC or DTA

No. 7   Don’t Forget the Vacuum Pump

No. 8  Selecting The Right Pressure For Primary Drying

No. 9  Purchasing a  Freeze Dryer - Need of a Sanity Check?

No. 10  New Life for Old Freeze Dryers and their Associated Equipment

No. 11  Keeping the Oil Clean

No. 12  How important is the flatness of the shelves of a freeze dryer?

Volume 6

No. 1   Role of Statistics in Lyophilization or Freeze Drying

No. 2   The Importance of Units and Terms in Lyophilization

No. 3   Lyophilization Made Easy

No. 4   The Effect of the Mushy System

No. 5  Discussion of Lyophilization or Freeze Drying in Trays

No. 6  Why do We Use RTD’s to Monitor the Freeze Drying Process?

No. 7   Problems with Thermocouple Measurements

No. 8  How to Evaluate a Publication on Lyophilization/Freeze Drying

No. 9  A Friendly Discussion on “Why Do We Use RTD’s ... Process?”

No. 10.  Old Freeze Dryer – Repair or Replace?

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