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Lyophilization

Lyophilization, commonly known as freeze-drying, is a dehydration technique that removes water from a material by freezing it and then subliming the ice directly into vapour under reduced pressure, bypassing the liquid phase. Because the process operates at low temperature, it preserves heat-sensitive substances far…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 21× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2377-2549 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Lyophilization, commonly known as freeze-drying, is a dehydration technique that removes water from a material by freezing it and then subliming the ice directly into vapour under reduced pressure, bypassing the liquid phase. Because the process operates at low temperature, it preserves heat-sensitive substances far better than conventional drying, retaining structure, activity, and chemical integrity. The result is a dry, stable product that can be stored for long periods and reconstituted by adding water when needed. Lyophilization is widely applied in chemistry, biochemistry, and the pharmaceutical and food industries to preserve proteins, enzymes, vaccines, biological specimens, reagents, and delicate compounds. It also concentrates and purifies samples by removing solvent, making it a valuable step in analytical and preparative workflows. These applications, spanning the handling and stabilization of sensitive chemical and biological materials, fall within the scope of new developments in chemistry. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to lyophilization and the preservation and processing of heat-sensitive materials.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 21 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in New Developments in Chemistry (ISSN 2377-2549).

Journal editorial board
Annarita Del Gatto · Italy Bharat Gurale · United States Palani ELUMALAI · United Kingdom

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