LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell scientists are developing a production method to freeze-dry COVID-19 vaccines activated by messenger-RNA so they can be transported and stored at room temperature. If ...

Freeze-drying, or lyophilization, is the principal method for converting heat-sensitive pharmaceuticals into stable, dry solids by sublimating ice from a frozen matrix under vacuum. Optimization of ...

Freeze drying, also known as lyophilisation, is a common method of preservation used in many products, from the fresh herbs and vegetables that top store-bought pizzas to the instant coffee in our ...

Kenny Coogan: What’s the strangest thing that you’ve successfully been able to freeze dry? I think it was the item that surprised me the most or like my most genius idea, was to freeze dry all the wet ...

Things that are freeze-dried: Astronaut food. Emergency rations. And, just maybe, some future COVID-19 vaccines. Freeze-drying is a method for removing water from a product. First, you freeze the item ...