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100% Control of Controlled Ice Nucleation Vials by Camera-Supported Optical Inspection in Freeze-Drying

Julian H. Lenger, Raimund Geidobler, Werner Halbinger, Ingo Presser and Gerhard Winter
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2022, 76 (2) 120-135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2020.012575

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100% Control of Controlled Ice Nucleation Vials by Camera-Supported Optical Inspection in Freeze-Drying
Julian H. Lenger, Raimund Geidobler, Werner Halbinger, Ingo Presser, Gerhard Winter
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Mar 2022, 76 (2) 120-135; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2020.012575
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