Introduction to the causes and detection methods of non-PVC composite film infusion bag

Abstract: Non-PVC composite film infusion bag has the advantages of eliminating bacterial environment, convenient use, high gas barrier and water resistance, and environmental protection. It is widely used as an infusion packaging material. However, such material infusion bags often encounter cracking problems during transportation and storage, and the causes of product damage are mostly related to the material's own tensile properties or heat sealing effect. Therefore, reasonable testing instruments and test methods are used to monitor the tensile strength and bursting pressure of the infusion bag to achieve effective screening. The infusion bag rupture is caused by the deterioration of the mechanical strength of the material or the rupture of the edge banding. This paper adopts XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine and LSSD-01 leakage and sealing strength tester independently developed by Jinan Languang Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd., and introduces specific monitoring schemes for relevant industries with reference to relevant inspection standards.

Key words: non-PVC composite film, infusion bag, mechanical strength, tensile strength, tensile strength, tensile properties, heat sealing effect, edge cracking, undercutting, excessive heat sealing, poor heat sealing, bursting pressure, fracture location , heat seal strength, leak and seal strength tester, intelligent electronic tensile tester, pharmaceutical, soft plastic packaging, pharmaceutical packaging

1 , detection significance

The infusion method has changed from the original open development of Zui to the now fully enclosed process. The infusion set has also been transformed from the original glass bottle into a simple polyvinyl chloride (PVC) soft plastic infusion bag. The material of the infusion bag is also non-environmentally friendly. The PVC material is upgraded to a non-PVC composite film pouch that is fully environmentally friendly. The material quality of non-PVC composite film infusion bag meets the standards of European, Japanese and American multi-national pharmacopoeia. It has high moisture resistance and oxygen barrier properties and is suitable for the packaging of most liquid drugs. The infusion bag of this material is made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyamide (PA) and a variety of elastic materials (SEBS) in a co-extrusion process produced by a co-extrusion process under 100 clean conditions. Because it does not contain plasticizer and uses a co-extrusion process, it only produces water and carbon dioxide oxides after being incinerated, and is environmentally friendly. Therefore, non-PVC composite film has become the main infusion bag material.

The non-PVC composite film infusion bag adopts materials with higher density of PP and PA in the middle layer and outer layer. It can effectively improve the mechanical strength of the infusion bag based on the enhanced water vapor and oxygen barrier properties of the infusion bag, and is not easy to be broken and easy to transport. And storage. However, the ratio of PP, PE, PA in the infusion bag of such materials is not suitable or the production process is improperly operated, which may cause the mechanical strength to decrease, that is, the tensile strength and the tensile deformation rate of the bag material are lowered, and the bag body is easily broken; If the infusion bag is in the process of heat sealing of the sealing edge, the infusion bag is also easy to be caused by the "dummy seal" caused by the heat seal strength being too low or the "root cut" or "root breakage" caused by excessive heat seal. Cracking at the edge of the seal during transportation and storage. Therefore, the monitoring of mechanical properties such as toughness and bag compression resistance of non-PVC composite film infusion bags is essential. This paper starts from the testing of tensile strength and bursting pressure, and combines XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine and LSSD-01 leakage and sealing strength tester independently developed by Jinan Languang Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. The reason for the rupture of PVC composite membrane infusion bag and its monitoring program provide reference for the pharmaceutical industry.

Figure 1 Non-PVC composite film infusion bag

2 , testing standards

At present, the domestic testing of tensile strength of infusion bags is based on YBB00112003 "Tensile Performance Measurement Method", which is used for the inspection of tensile properties of pharmaceutical packaging.

For the test of burst pressure of infusion bags, there is currently no clear standard for testing methods in China. In this paper, ASTM F1140 “Test Method for Resistance to Internal Pressure Damage of Unconstrained Packaging Materials” is used to test the burst pressure of the infusion bag, verifying the position where the infusion bag is prone to rupture, and combining the above tensile strength test results to determine that the rupture phenomenon is caused by the infusion bag The poor stretch performance is also caused by the tight sealing of the seal or the excessive heat seal.

3 , test samples

A brand of glucose infusion bag (non-PVC composite film material).

4 , testing equipment

This article covers two testing equipments, namely XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine and LSSD-01 leakage and sealing strength tester. Both testing equipments are independently developed and produced by Jinan Languang Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd.

Figure 2 XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine

Figure 3 LSSD-01 leakage and seal strength tester

4.1 Principle of the test

(1) XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine

The sample is clamped between the two chucks of the clamp, and the two chucks are moved relative to each other. The force value sensor and the built-in displacement sensor on the movable chuck are used to collect the force value change and displacement during the test. Change to calculate various mechanical properties of the sample.

(2) LSSD-01 leakage and seal strength tester

Using the principle of positive pressure method, the instrument is used to pressurize the inside of the package to be tested until the package is broken. Pneumatic pressurization and pressurization devices have the ability to continuously pressurize to maintain a gradual increase in pressure until the package breaks. This method detects the large pressure of the package before the package breaks and determines where the package is easily broken.

4.2 Scope of application

(1) XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine

  • It is suitable for the testing of tensile properties, tensile strength and deformation rate, tensile strength, heat seal strength, tear resistance, 90 degree peeling, 180 degree peeling and so on.
  • After special customization or fixture, the equipment can also be used for puncture force of infusion bag cover, puncture or pull force of soft rubber stopper, oral liquid cover, pull-out force of infusion bag cover, tape unwinding force, makeup brush, toothbrush brushing Pulling force, sealing film tearing force and other packaging, product performance testing.
  • The instrument complies with a number of national and international standards: ISO 37, GB/T 2790, GB/T 2791, GB/T 10004, GB 8808, GB/T 1040.1 ~ GB/T 1040.4, GB/T 1040.5, QB/T 2358 , QB/T 1130, ASTM D882, ASTM D1938, ASTM D3330, YBB 00112003 and other related standards.

(2) LSSD-01 leakage and seal strength tester

  • It is applicable to the sealing strength, heat sealing quality, and the bursting pressure and seal leakage performance of various sealing edges, such as soft packaging and aseptic packaging, which are formed by various heat sealing and bonding processes. Various plastic anti-theft bottles Quantitative measurement of the sealing performance of the cap, quantitative determination of various hoses such as overall sealing performance, compressive strength, cap joint strength, trip strength, heat seal sealing strength, and tie strength;
  • At the same time, it can also be used for the compressive strength, burst strength and other indexes of the materials used in the flexible packaging bag, the torsion sealing index of the cap, the buckle strength of the cap connection, the stress strength of the material, and the sealing property, pressure resistance and resistance of the whole bottle. Indicators such as breakage are evaluated and analyzed.
  • The instrument complies with a number of national and international standards: ISO 11607-1, ISO 11607-2, GB/T 10440, GB 18454, GB 19741, GB 17447, ASTM F1140, ASTM F2054, GB/T 17876, GB/T 10004, BB/T 0025, QB/T 1871, YBB 00252005, YBB 00162002

4.3 Equipment parameters

(1) XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine

  • The force sensors of 500 N and 50 N are available for selection with a test accuracy of 0.5.
  • According to the relevant standards, the equipment provides seven test speeds of 50 mm/min, 100 mm/min, 150 mm/min, 200 mm/min, 250 mm/min, 300 mm/min and 500 mm/min, according to the test standard. Require free setting.
  • The long stroke of 1000 mm can be used to test materials with large deformation rates.
  • Intelligent configuration such as limit protection, overload protection, automatic return and power-down memory to ensure the user's operation safety.
  • A test machine integrates seven independent test procedures, such as stretching, peeling and tearing, to provide users with a choice of test items.
  • Support Lystem TM laboratory data sharing system to manage test results and test reports.

(2) LSSD-01 leakage and seal strength tester

  • A positive pressure test range of 0 to 1.6 MPa (0 to 232.1 psi) is possible.
  • Inflatable heads with diameters of 1.6 mm, 4 mm and 10 mm are available.
  • The double test method of expansion inhibition and expansion non-inhibition can be freely selected by users according to different test purposes.
  • Burst test, creep test, creep to rupture test, multiple test modes to meet different test needs of users.
  • The test range is optional, and the intelligent design of the “one-click” operation of the test process makes it easy to implement non-standard tests.
  • Support Lystem TM laboratory data sharing system to manage test results and test reports.

5 , the test process

5.1 Test procedure for tensile strength index

  1. According to the requirements of the YBB00112003 standard, five types of dumbbell-shaped test strips of type II were evenly cut along the longitudinal direction of the sample of the infusion bag with a cutter.
  2. The sample was placed in an environment of 23 ± 2 ° C, 50 ± 5% RH for more than 4 hours, and tested under these conditions.
  3. Within the gauge length of the sample, measure the thickness of the three points on the sample with a gauge with an accuracy of 0.001 mm on both the upper and lower sides, and measure the width of the three points on the sample with a gauge with an accuracy of 0.1 mm. , calculate the arithmetic mean.
  4. The sample is clamped between the upper and lower clamps of the test machine, so that the longitudinal axis direction of the sample coincides with the center line of the two clamps, and the clamp is tight.
  5. Set test parameters such as sample width, test speed, initial distance between two clamps, and sample thickness.
  6. Click the Start Test option and the experiment begins. The instrument automatically records and calculates the tensile strength of the sample.
  7. Follow steps (4) ~ (6) until all strips have been tested.
  8. The test method for the transverse sample of the sample is repeated by repeating the above steps.

5.2 Test procedure of burst pressure index

(1) Place the infusion bag sample in an environment of 23 ± 2 ° C and 50 ± 5% RH for 48 hours or more.

(2) For the sealed infusion bag sample, take a probe to puncture the bag body and pressurize the inside of the bag.

(3) Select the “Fracture Test” method in the ASTM F1140 standard, place the fully sealed infusion bag on the LSSD-01 Leak and Seal Strength Tester , and carefully insert the pressurizing probe into the center of the bag .

(4) Record the position of the insertion point and place all the probe insertion holes of the test sample in the same position.

(5) When inserting the probe, avoid puncturing other faces of the infusion bag. If the packaging material is easily torn, tape or other equivalent means should be used to enhance the mechanical strength of the material at the insertion point and its vicinity.

(6) Click the start button, the test starts, and the bag is inflated to expand. Continue to pressurize until the bag breaks.

(7) Check the infusion bag after the test, and record the position, type, and pressure value at the time of rupture (bag or seal).

Figure 4 Blasting pressure test process

6 , test results

The bursting pressures of the three samples of the non-PVC composite film infusion bag tested in this paper were 80.6 KPa, 71.1 KPa, and 72.4 KPa, respectively, and all three samples were broken at the root position of the right edge of the infusion bag. The average longitudinal and transverse tensile strengths of the five samples of the infusion bag were 35.77 MPa and 28.40 MPa, respectively. Therefore, from the tensile strength results, the tensile performance of the infusion bag sample is better. Combined with the results of the burst pressure test, it can be determined that the position of the infusion bag is easily broken mainly at the root of the right edge, indicating that the right side of the infusion bag is overheated. It is easy to cause the root to break.

7 , conclusion

The rupture of the non-PVC composite film infusion bag is a headache for the quality of the product during transportation and storage. The XLW (PC) intelligent electronic tensile testing machine and the LSSD-01 leakage and sealing strength tester can be used for comprehensive testing. Verify the location of the infusion bag that is easily broken and explore the cause to improve the breakage rate. Labthink is committed to providing professional testing equipment and services to customers around the world. In addition to the above two testing equipments, Labthink can also provide you with medical packaging related to barrier properties, various physical and mechanical properties, and hygienic performance. Testing equipment, detailed information about the equipment can be found at Languang or directly by telephone. The more you understand, the more you trust! Labthink is looking forward to enhancing technical exchanges and cooperation with enterprises and institutions in the industry!

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