EP2113466A1 - Flexible tube made of antibacterial plastic material, particularly for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food products - Google Patents

Flexible tube made of antibacterial plastic material, particularly for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food products Download PDF

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EP2113466A1
EP2113466A1 EP08425297A EP08425297A EP2113466A1 EP 2113466 A1 EP2113466 A1 EP 2113466A1 EP 08425297 A EP08425297 A EP 08425297A EP 08425297 A EP08425297 A EP 08425297A EP 2113466 A1 EP2113466 A1 EP 2113466A1
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Fabio Amilcare Gussoni
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D35/00—Pliable tubular containers adapted to be permanently or temporarily deformed to expel contents, e.g. collapsible tubes for toothpaste or other plastic or semi-liquid material; Holders therefor
    • B65D35/02—Body construction
    • B65D35/04—Body construction made in one piece
    • B65D35/08—Body construction made in one piece from plastics material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes

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  • the present invention refers to a flexible tube made of an antibacterial plastic material of the type used to package cosmetics and/or creams for personal care, food pastes or pharmaceutical products like ointments and creams with a medicinal active ingredient.
  • an antibacterial product preferably consisting of nanometric silver (that is, silver powder in which the granules measure a few nanometres) of a commercially available type is added to the plastic material used to produce the tube.
  • the antiseptic and antibacterial properties of the silver are well known and have long been used in the medical field, but they have never been used, to the Applicant's knowledge, in the specific field of the flexible tubes for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products.
  • the bodies of the flexible tubes for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products are generally produced by extrusion of plastic materials, particularly polyethylene, with various densities and degrees of polymerisation.
  • tubes having a more or less smooth and shiny surface are obtained, which are then decorated and customised for the various products contained and for the various clients, with different types of printing, also starting from extruded articles which can be coloured in bulk with various shades and depths of colour.
  • the tubes can also be decorated with self-adhesive labels, which determine their aesthetic appearance.
  • Object of the present invention is to eliminate the possibility that such bacterial colonies might develop by providing a tube for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products that is able to destroy and to eliminate the bacterial flora in a short time and for the whole duration of use of the tube, and which maintains said antiseptic characteristic unchanged over time.
  • the Applicant has obtained a tube with the above mentioned antibacterial characteristics by adding an additive, preferably consisting of nanometric silver dispersed in pure polyethylene powder, to the plastic material (normally polyethylene or mixtures thereof) commonly used for the production of the tubes; the additive advantageously contains from 1.8 ⁇ to 2.5 ⁇ (preferably 2 ⁇ ) in weight of nanometric silver.
  • the mixture thus obtained is thoroughly homogenised, extruded and granulated to obtain the additive to be added to the polyethylene (or to mixtures thereof) to obtain tubes with the characteristics necessary to meet the requirements of various clients depending upon the content.
  • the additive thus obtained is added, in the extrusion stage, to the plastic material (polyethylene or mixtures thereof) in a percentage between 4.8% and 5.5% (preferably 5%) in weight of the plastic material.
  • the mixture for extrusion can be obtained by adding to the plastic material from 70 to 135 (preferably 100) parts per million in weight of nanometric silver.
  • the production by extrusion of the tubes produced according the present invention is done by using the apparatuses and the manufacturing methods that are used to produce a normal polyethylene tube since careful theoretical studies and experimental tests performed by the Applicant have shown that the addition of the additive to the polyethylene (or to the mixtures thereof) does not change its behaviour during the production of the tubes.
  • the cap closing the tube is advantageously made of a plastic material suited to the purpose like a high-density polypropylene or a polyethylene with an anti-bacterial product added.

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Abstract

A flexible tube made of a plastic material is described, particularly for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food products, which is obtained by extrusion of polyethylene (or of mixtures thereof) with an additive having antibacterial properties added so as to obtain a material adapted to eliminate in a very short time the bacterial flora that may be deposited on the external or on the internal surface of the tube and which may propagate inside the product contained in the tube, which can act as a culture bed.
The additive preferably contains from 1.8‰ to 2.5‰ in weight of nanometric silver and constitutes from 4.8% to 5.5% in weight of the plastic material used to produce the tube. The cap closing the tube is also advantageously injection moulded using the same material as that used to produce the tube.

Description

  • The present invention refers to a flexible tube made of an antibacterial plastic material of the type used to package cosmetics and/or creams for personal care, food pastes or pharmaceutical products like ointments and creams with a medicinal active ingredient.
  • For this purpose, an antibacterial product preferably consisting of nanometric silver (that is, silver powder in which the granules measure a few nanometres) of a commercially available type is added to the plastic material used to produce the tube.
  • The antiseptic and antibacterial properties of the silver are well known and have long been used in the medical field, but they have never been used, to the Applicant's knowledge, in the specific field of the flexible tubes for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products.
  • The bodies of the flexible tubes for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products, with different diameters and lengths, are generally produced by extrusion of plastic materials, particularly polyethylene, with various densities and degrees of polymerisation.
  • With the extrusion of said plastic materials, tubes having a more or less smooth and shiny surface are obtained, which are then decorated and customised for the various products contained and for the various clients, with different types of printing, also starting from extruded articles which can be coloured in bulk with various shades and depths of colour.
  • The tubes can also be decorated with self-adhesive labels, which determine their aesthetic appearance.
  • These tubes present the risk that, during the use, the bacteria always present on the user's hands may be deposited on the outer surfaces of the tube and especially on the opening through which the product leaves the tube: this can lead to the formation of bacterial colonies which can proliferate even rapidly inside the tube in the product and can pollute or in any case alter the product contained in the tube.
  • This drawback also occurs if air is sucked into the tube when, through the "shape-memory effect", the tube returns to its original shape after squeezing to allow the dispensing of the product.
  • Object of the present invention is to eliminate the possibility that such bacterial colonies might develop by providing a tube for cosmetic, pharmaceutical or food products that is able to destroy and to eliminate the bacterial flora in a short time and for the whole duration of use of the tube, and which maintains said antiseptic characteristic unchanged over time.
  • This object is achieved in accordance with the invention with the characteristics listed in appended independent claim 1.
  • Further advantageous characteristics of the invention are apparent from the dependent claims.
  • The Applicant has obtained a tube with the above mentioned antibacterial characteristics by adding an additive, preferably consisting of nanometric silver dispersed in pure polyethylene powder, to the plastic material (normally polyethylene or mixtures thereof) commonly used for the production of the tubes; the additive advantageously contains from 1.8‰ to 2.5‰ (preferably 2‰) in weight of nanometric silver.
  • After mixing of the nanometric silver and of the pure polyethylene powder, the mixture thus obtained is thoroughly homogenised, extruded and granulated to obtain the additive to be added to the polyethylene (or to mixtures thereof) to obtain tubes with the characteristics necessary to meet the requirements of various clients depending upon the content.
  • The additive thus obtained is added, in the extrusion stage, to the plastic material (polyethylene or mixtures thereof) in a percentage between 4.8% and 5.5% (preferably 5%) in weight of the plastic material.
  • Without departing from the scope of the invention, the mixture for extrusion can be obtained by adding to the plastic material from 70 to 135 (preferably 100) parts per million in weight of nanometric silver.
  • The production by extrusion of the tubes produced according the present invention is done by using the apparatuses and the manufacturing methods that are used to produce a normal polyethylene tube since careful theoretical studies and experimental tests performed by the Applicant have shown that the addition of the additive to the polyethylene (or to the mixtures thereof) does not change its behaviour during the production of the tubes.
  • Lastly, in order to provide the user with a better protection against the formation and the development of bacterial colonies, the cap closing the tube is advantageously made of a plastic material suited to the purpose like a high-density polypropylene or a polyethylene with an anti-bacterial product added.

Claims (10)

  1. A flexible tube made of a plastic material, particularly for packaging cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food products, characterised in that an antibacterial product is added to the plastic material.
  2. A flexible tube as in claim 1, characterised in that the antibacterial product is nanometric silver.
  3. A flexible tube as in claim 2, characterised in that the nanometric silver is added to the plastic material in the form of an additive containing from 1.8‰ to 2.5‰ in weight of nanometric silver.
  4. A flexible tube as in claim 3, characterised in that the additive contains 2‰ in weight of nanometric silver.
  5. A flexible tube as in claim 3, characterised in that the additive is between 4.8% and 5.5% in weight of the plastic material.
  6. A flexible tube as in claim 5, characterised in that said additive is 5% in weight of the plastic material.
  7. A flexible tube as in claim 2, characterised in that the nanometric silver added to the plastic material is between 70 and 135 parts per million in weight of the plastic material.
  8. A flexible tube as in claim 7, characterised in that the nanometric silver added to the plastic material is 100 parts per million in weight of the plastic material.
  9. A flexible tube as in at least one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it is obtained by extrusion of polyethylene with the antibacterial product added.
  10. A flexible tube as in at least one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cap closing the tube is made of polypropylene or of polyethylene with an antibacterial product added.
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EP08425297.2A EP2113466B1 (en) 2008-04-29 2008-04-29 Method of making a tube of antibacterial plastic material
PL08425297T PL2113466T3 (en) 2008-04-29 2008-04-29 Method of making a tube of antibacterial plastic material
ES08425297.2T ES2473619T3 (en) 2008-04-29 2008-04-29 Flexible tube made of an antibacterial plastic material, especially for the packaging of cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food products
PT84252972T PT2113466E (en) 2008-04-29 2008-04-29 Method of making a tube of antibacterial plastic material

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EP2977400A1 (en) 2014-07-25 2016-01-27 Roberto Rossi Product having antimicrobial and/or antibacterial characteristics designed for contact with milk for administration to infants and method of producing such product
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