Desiccants/sorbents

Reports on the desiccants/sorbents used to attract water and help maintain product characteristics within a package.

Sorbents and oxygen management

• SimulOxSM is a pseudo-empirical modeling service that helps to determine the components of sorbents used to manage the oxygen environment in pharmaceutical packaging • a component of the company’s Calculation through OperationsSM that uses mathematical formulations to analyze the...

Desiccants/sorbents | June 15, 2010

Live from Interphex NY: Multisorb Technologies Introduces SimulOx^SM

While oxygen is crucial for life, it is a disruptive influence in the pharmaceutical packaging industry because of its ability to shorten the shelf life of certain types of drugs and compromise their effectiveness....

Desiccants/sorbents | April 21, 2010

Moldable desiccants can simplify filling, improve product protection

One in a series of articles looking at presentation topics for the May 27 Healthcare Packaging Conference & Workshops event in Princeton, NJ....

Desiccants/sorbents | April 9, 2010

Video: Calculations through operations customer support program

Adrian Possumato, global director, Healthcare Packaging with Multisorb Technologies, discusses the company’s customer support program....

Desiccants/sorbents | October 8, 2009

Bauer’s pharmaceutical handbook lends ‘Hall of Fame’ packaging perspective

Professionals and students will benefit from an informative research tool now available for the healthcare packaging community....

Pharmaceuticals and biologics | April 10, 2009

Sorbent dispensing equipment

• StabilOx® system combines high-speed equipment with oxygen and moisture management packets • use sensors, drive mechanisms, and cutters to provide efficiency and speed • configurable for sorbent insertion into various bottles, packs, pouches, etc. Multisorb Technologies (www.multisorb.com)...

Desiccants/sorbents | March 29, 2009

Podcast: Sorbents factor into life science packaging

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Exclusive podcast: From prefilled syringes to biologics to in-vitro diagnostics, sorbents factor into pharmaceutical and medical device packaging applications....

Podcasts | March 29, 2009

Pack Expo podcast: Sorbents factor into life science packaging

From prefilled syringes to biologics to in-vitro diagnostics, sorbents factor into pharmaceutical and medical device packaging applications. Hear an exclusive Pack Expo International 2008 podcast between Healthcare Packaging editor Jim Butschli and Adrian Possumato, Multisorb Technologies' global director, Healthcare...

Desiccants/sorbents | December 15, 2008

Bottle containment filler plays it safe

When packaging operations for Abilify, a drug to treat schizophrenia, and Coumadin, a blood thinner, were transferred to a different plant, Bristol-Myers Squibb decided to install a new bottle containment filling line. The goal was to improve fill accuracy...

Misc. Archive | April 15, 2008

Nutraceutical sorbents

MATERIAL • Multiform Coated Solid Form (CSF) sorbents provide protection against moisture, odor, and volatile organic compounds by increasing the level of functional desiccation per unit volume • sorbent material may be custom-designed to snap into the bottle cap, or...

Desiccants/sorbents | March 7, 2008

Desiccants for in-vitro diagnostic devices

* dropped-in, fit-in, or built-in to device kits, these desiccants protect against moisture that can damage sensitive device components and interfere with test results * drop-in approach offers protection in secondary packaging for single-use devices; fit-in involves the integration...

Desiccants/sorbents | August 20, 2007

Oxygen scavenger canister

* StabilOx provides moisture and oxygen protection to prevent oxidative degradation of drugs in packaging * made of FDA-grade HDPE, they require no additional stability testing * sized to be compatible with high-speed packaging systems and dispensing equipment to...

Desiccants/sorbents | May 25, 2007

Filled in-line cap for pill jars

* Evipharm and Secupharm are filled in-line desiccant caps available with a standard range of pill jars * provide improved traceability and process control, with cap manufacturing and desiccant filling done at one place * Evipharm and Secupharm were...

Closures | February 9, 2007

Desiccant canisters

Desiccants/sorbents | July 10, 2006

Modified atmosphere package

• Modified atmosphere blister (MAB) is a transparent, thermoformed PCTFE blister that takes the barrier properties of two- and three-layer PCTFE laminates beyond those of cold foil • incorporates one or more CSP Technologies' Activ-Strips polyethylene desiccant strips into the...

Blisters, clamshells, Trays | May 10, 2006

Oxygen absorber

Multisorb Technologies • enhanced FreshMax self-adhesive absorber contains a solid form sorbent that is contained if a packet is accidentally sliced open • employs a proprietary structure that assures seal adhesion and dispensing integrity • allows for reliable insertion into...

Desiccants/sorbents | March 10, 2006

Desiccant dispenser

• APA 1000 system automatically inserts desiccant and oxygen absorber sachets from 15- to 50-mm wide and 30- to 100-mm long, at rates to 120/min • designed to economically meet the production needs of vitamin supplement manufacturers • employs checkpoints...

Desiccants/sorbents | June 10, 2005

Concentrated desiccants

• Multiform Coated Solid Form desiccants use condensed density technology to deliver twice the moisture protection in the same amount of dimensional space for pharmaceutical products • shaped like a traditional canister, Multiform runs on the same dispensing equipment without...

Desiccants/sorbents | June 10, 2005

Desiccant washer

• resides where cap joins bottle and rests in the neck of a pharmaceutical container • for use when the presence of a loose desiccant is undesirable; a version also works with induction-sealed bottles • easily removed upon opening, desiccant...

Desiccants/sorbents | April 10, 2005

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