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Process and container for freeze drying under sterile conditions

US5309649A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1992
Grant dateMay 10, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2202/181
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a process for freeze drying of especially biologically or pharmaceutical material under sterile conditions, wherein the material to be dried is introduced into a container the sides of which consist at least partly of a hydrophobic, porous, micro-organism-impermeable, water vapor-permeable membrane, the container is tightly closed and the material is subsequently freeze dried in the closed container under the usual conditions. The present invention also provides a container for freeze drying materials under sterile conditions, wherein the sides of the container consist at least partly of a hydrophobic, porous, germ-impermeable, water vapor-permeable membrane.

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