Researchers at The University of Alberta, Canadian Blood Services, and Queen's University are using the Linkam FDCS196 system to evaluate the quality of cryopreserved red cell concentrates (RCCs) after transient warming events (TWEs), to ascertain the impact these events have on cell quality.
Using Linkam Stages to Identify Critical Temperatures
Telstar’s state-of-the-art lyophilization research and development laboratory is fully equipped with the most modern equipment available; including Linkam’s FDCS196 freeze-drying cryostage , Linkam’s LNP96-S liquid nitrogen cooling system and our programmable temperature controller, the T96-S to complete detailed process studies.
The importance of being small: miniaturisation of freeze drying equipment
Developmental activities for freeze-dried products are dictated by the limited availability and high cost of newly developed active compounds, and by Quality-by-Design requirements. Laboratory-scale freeze dryers used for formulation and process development show an excessive variety of designs and instrumentation concepts, making scale-up activities a challenge. The development of miniaturised equipment may provide enormous benefits in terms of development times and costs.