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Freeze–thaw

Repeated freezing and thawing of a reconstituted solution. A common aggregation trigger and a standard forced-degradation stress.

Related terms

Aggregate
A non-covalent assembly of two or more molecules. Dissociated by the acidic organic mobile phase of reverse-phase HPLC, so invisible to it. Seen by size-exclusion chromatography.
see also Fibrillation
Forced degradation
Deliberately stressing a sample under acid, base, oxidative, thermal and photolytic conditions to prove the method can resolve degradants.

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