Some of today’s sensitive drugs, such as new dry-powder formulations for treating chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease, are very sensitive to moisture, notes Philippe Bunod, product manager for integrity solutions at Pfeiffer Vacuum. “Moisture...
Advanced Test Concepts Inc. (ATC; Indianapolis) has developed advanced methods for testing container/closure integrity using mass extraction technology. The company markets the Intelligent Gas Leak Sensor (IGLS) to detect defects down to 2 microns...
When testing package seals according to ASTM F2054 (Standard Test Method for Burst Testing of Flexible Package Seals Using Internal Air Pressurization Within Restraining Plates), Thomas McNabb and his team of packaging engineers at Edwards...
As one of the independent laboratories testing packages and materials in the Medical Packaging Transition Project (MPTP) for DuPont Tyvek, Nelson Laboratories has deepened its knowledge of ASTM F2638, “Standard Test Method for Using Aerosol...
OxySense was instrumental in the approval of a new ASTM standard for gas permeation testing for flat packaging films based on a patent granted to the University of Florida.It isn’t every day that a new ASTM Intl. standard for packaging gas...
OxySense Inc. a pioneer of the first non-invasive optical oxygen analyzers and permeation testing instruments for the packaging, food & beverage industries,has announced the expansion of its revolutionary oxygen permeation measurement system, the...
The PERMATRAN-W Model 3/34 G from MOCON Inc. is the first fully-automated water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) testing system for packaging and other barrier structures. It is appropriate for use by food, pharmaceutical, beverage, medical device...
