Why low pressure during annealing in freeze-drying?

Alessandra D'Angelo @Alessandra_Dangelo4

04 April 2018 0 2K Report

Hi all, I am new in freeze-drying but in many methods I have found that annealing is conducted under reduced pressure? Why? Does the low pressure favors the crystallization process?

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