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Collapse temperature

The temperature above which a freeze-concentrated matrix loses structure during primary drying. Exceeding it gives a collapsed cake and high residual moisture.

Related terms

Lyophilisation
Freeze-drying: freezing the solution then subliming the ice under vacuum. Cake structure and residual moisture are the observable outputs.

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