Tse-Chao Hua has studied in both China and the USA and is currently a faculty member at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. Dr Hua has studied preservation technology since 1980. His interests include cryopreservation of cells and tissues, cold storage and freeze-drying of food, pharmaceuticals and living cells. Dr Bao-Lin Liu has studied in both China and the USA and is currently a faculty member at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. Dr Liu has worked on cryobiology since 1993. He is interested in vitrification, biomedical engineering and freeze-drying technology. Dr H. Zhang has studied in China and Germany with a particular focus on refrigeration and cryogenics.

"It is indeed rare to find such diverse freeze-drying issues brought together in a single volume and the authors should be recognised for their efforts in compiling such a wide range of examples." --Food Science and Technology

• Fundamentals of freeze drying; Heat-mass transfer analyses and modeling for drying process; Equipment of freeze drying; Freeze drying of food; Protective agent and additives for freeze-drying of pharmaceutical products; Freeze drying of pharmaceuticals; Disinfection, sterilization and valiation.

Tse-Chao Hua has studied in both China and the USA and is currently a faculty member at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. Dr Hua has studied preservation technology since 1980. His interests include cryopreservation of cells and tissues, cold storage and freeze-drying of food, pharmaceuticals and living cells. Dr Bao-Lin Liu has studied in both China and the USA and is currently a faculty member at Shanghai University of Science and Technology. Dr Liu has worked on cryobiology since 1993. He is interested in vitrification, biomedical engineering and freeze-drying technology. Dr H. Zhang has studied in China and Germany with a particular focus on refrigeration and cryogenics.

"It is indeed rare to find such diverse freeze-drying issues brought together in a single volume and the authors should be recognised for their efforts in compiling such a wide range of examples." --Food Science and Technology

• Fundamentals of freeze drying; Heat-mass transfer analyses and modeling for drying process; Equipment of freeze drying; Freeze drying of food; Protective agent and additives for freeze-drying of pharmaceutical products; Freeze drying of pharmaceuticals; Disinfection, sterilization and valiation.