Journal
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 98, Issue 3, Pages 1136-1154Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21478
Keywords
freeze-drying/lyophilization; mathematical model; nonlinear regression; absorption spectroscopy; algorithm
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The purpose of this study was to perform a rapid determination of vial heat transfer parameters, that is, the contact parameter K-es and the separation distance l(v) using the sublimation rate profiles measured by tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS). In this study, each size of vial was filled with pure water followed by a freeze-drying cycle using a LyoStar II dryer (FTS Systems) with step-changes of the chamber pressure set-point at to 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, and 400 mTorr. K-es was independently determined by nonlinear parameter estimation using the sublimation rates measured at the pressure set-point of 25 mTorr. After obtaining K-es the l(v) value for each vial size was determined by nonlinear parameter estimation using the pooled sublimation rate profiles obtained at 25 to 400 mTorr. The vial heat transfer coefficient K-v as a function of the chamber pressure, was readily calculated, using the obtained K-es and l(v) values. It is interesting to note the significant difference in K-v of two similar types of 10 mL Schott tubing vials, primary due to the geometry of the vial-bottom, as demonstrated by the images of the contact areas of the vial-bottom. (C) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 98:1136-1154, 2009
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