Residual moisture
Water remaining in a lyophilised cake. 1–4 % in well-dried material; 8–13 % for hygroscopic short peptides.
Related terms
- Karl Fischer titration
- Stoichiometric determination of water by reaction with iodine and sulfur dioxide. The reference method for residual moisture in lyophilised material.
- Lyophilisation
- Freeze-drying: freezing the solution then subliming the ice under vacuum. Cake structure and residual moisture are the observable outputs.
see also Residual moisture
see also Collapse temperature · Residual moisture
Where this term appears
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- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
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