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Lyophilization and Validating the Process

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Lyophilization is the process of removing water from a material after the product is frozen. Also known as freeze drying, lyophilization allows the ice to change from a solid directly to vapor without passing through the liquid phase. Mainly utilized by the pharmaceutical and food industries, lyophilization preserves perishable products by maintaining quality while increasing shelf life.

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Top 5 Tips for Safely Storing Biological Samples

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Worldwide, there are more than 300 million biological specimens stored at temperatures below -80 °C, but most of them are unusable. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, up to 70% of those samples are worthless because the lack of traceability. Without proper environmental storage records, there’s no way to validate the samples have been adequately preserved.

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