Achieving Efficacy and Sterility in Flexible Packaging

摘要

Whether the priority lies in the sterilization method or the barrier level,packaging requirements can be easily met with a wide variety of material options.Packaging plays an important role in many industries,but few applications are as demanding as those found in the medical device and diagnostic industry.Packaging for medical devices may lack the glamour and glitz of that for consumer goods;however,nowhere else is package integrity as important.The job of the package is to maintain the sterility of the product through its intended shelf life,as well as ensure its efficacy at the time of use.The impressive range of flexible packaging materials available today helps to achieve these goals.This article will discuss tried-and-true methods of packaging,as well as introduce several new technologies for meeting packaging requirements.