|Articles|April 21, 2021

Natural Superpowers? Supernatural Wide pH-Range!

Author(s)Schott

SCHOTTs latest vial innovation, is the only barrier coating for high pH fillings with hydrophobic surface combining all advantages of the Type I middle borosilicate glass container and the well-known 1-layer PICVD coating of SCHOTT.

Glass leachables can cause stability issues for complex and sensitive injectable solutions, as they may appear in biologics. These occur especially for drugs formulated in the high pH-range, which represent a challenge for current packaging solutions.

SCHOTTs latest vial innovation, is the only barrier coating for high pH fillings with hydrophobic surface combining all advantages of the Type I middle borosilicate glass container and the well-known 1-layer PICVD coating of SCHOTT.

The interior coating combines the hydrophobic behaviour known from polymeric containers withstanding higher pH ranges and the typical glass vial with its known advantages for production, inspection, and storage. In addition, the hydrophobic surface can support the residual emptying of the vial.

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