EP2477755A1 - Pharmazeutisches packmittel mit gleitfilm und verfahren zu dessen herstellung - Google Patents
Pharmazeutisches packmittel mit gleitfilm und verfahren zu dessen herstellungInfo
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- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
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Definitions
- US 4767414 A describes a method for reducing the static and dynamic friction between sliding surfaces by applying a sliding film on at least one of the surfaces. This is a
- silicone oil applied to one of the surfaces.
- the silicone oil and the surface are plasma treated.
- Silicone oil intolerant so that they do not have sufficient stability in conventional siliconized packaging, such as pre-filled siliconized syringes possess.
- a known cause of this silicone oil intolerance is that silicone oil tends to form particles, causing silicone oil particle-induced protein aggregation.
- cured silicone oil layers can in an atmospheric pressure treatment, in particular at
- Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment the increased entry of gases, especially of reaction products of the plasma in the layer come.
- the invention is based on the object over the prior art improved sliding layers, especially for Pharmapackstoff provide and a
- the invention proposes a silicone-free overlay having tailored surface properties and
- the silicone-free sliding layer is characterized by a low surface energy that can be precisely set using the method as well as a precisely adjustable one
- inventive method can be a good
- Manufacturing process can be achieved, in which in a first process step, a silicone-free fluid on the
- a special feature of the present invention is that a very homogeneous surface treatment is made possible by this low-pressure glow discharge, whereby the silicone-free fluid is very homogeneously crosslinked and very uniform surface properties can be adjusted.
- a low-pressure glow discharge proves to be advantageous, since due to the low process pressure, a higher energy input of the particles takes place on the silicone-free fluid, whereby a stronger Networking and a targeted surface functionalization results with a precisely tuned
- the fluid is uniformly applied to the substrate, stabilized by the low-pressure glow discharge by cross-linking and homogenized on the surface, which in a very simple way a silicon, or generally silicon-free
- this treatment method thus has the advantage that for the layer system at the
- Sliding surface is set an extremely low surface energy, whereby the adhesion energy and the associated breakaway forces between the friction partners are significantly reduced in a very simple manner.
- Slip surfaces have a repellent wetting behavior for a whole range of liquids, each with different levels of polar and disperse fractions in the surface tension, resulting in high
- Liquids associated with different high polar and disperse portions of the surface energy Liquids associated with different high polar and disperse portions of the surface energy.
- the silicone-free sliding layer in the syringe barrel is cured simultaneously with this very simple method, and organic residues on the inner surface in the Luer channel are removed.
- Removing the organic residue can be a
- 1A and 1B show process steps for producing a sliding film
- Fig. 2 is a voltage-time course of a
- Fig. 4 the breakout force and mean sliding force of a silicone-free syringe system before and after storage at 40 ° C with distilled water as a function of storage time.
- the invention relates to a method for producing a sliding film on a surface, in which a
- the substrate is arranged in a vacuum reactor and
- the vacuum reactor is evacuated, and wherein by means of an AC voltage source, an electromagnetic
- Alternating field is generated, which in the interior of the Substrate is introduced and which in the gas, which is present or introduced in the evacuated cavity of the substrate has a sufficient field strength, so that at the pressure prevailing in the cavity of the substrate, a homogeneous glow discharge is caused, wherein
- a pulsed low-pressure glow discharge can be generated by means of the alternating voltage source, wherein the sliding film forms the pulsed glow discharge in the pulsed glow discharge
- Low-pressure glow discharge is generated.
- a low pressure Glow discharge in the presence of an electrically insulating organic fluid not only ignited and stabilized, but even with spatially very homogeneous discharge
- Slipcoated pharmaceutical packagings may be more proteinaceous for storage
- Active ingredients or protein-containing drug formulations are used.
- the pressure set in the cavity of the substrate during the plasma treatment is preferably in the range from 0.05 to 100 mbar, more preferably in the range from 0.2 to 20mbar, most preferably in the range from 0.5 to 10mbar
- the cavity for receiving a pharmaceutical agent, wherein the cavity is provided with a silicone-free organic lubricating layer and wherein the
- Sliding layer surface in particular by at least 3mN / m, generally even reduced by at least 5mN / m.
- Maximum values of the reduction of the surface energy are 40 mN / m, preferably 38 mN / m.
- the polar component of the surface energy of the silicone-free sliding layer is less than 50 mN / m, preferably less than or equal to 20 mN / m, particularly preferably less than or equal to 16 mN / m.
- Sliding layer is less than 40mN / m, preferably less than or equal to 20mN / m, most preferably at most 10 mN / m.
- the low polar surface energy leads to the above-mentioned large contact angles of polar substances, such as water.
- Range of 40 ° to 140 ° preferably in the range of 80 ° to 120 °, particularly preferably in the range of 95 ° to 115 ° can be achieved.
- ethylene glycol contact angle in the range of 20 ° to 100 °, preferably in the range of 35 ° to 110 °, particularly preferably in the range of 60 ° to 105 °.
- thiodiethanol contact angle in the range of 20 ° to 120 °, preferably ⁇ in the range of 35 ° to 110 °, more preferably in the range of 60 ° to 105 °.
- the lubricant may serve, for example, in an ampoule or a pharmaceutical vial
- the invention can be very advantageous for the inner coating of Containers for storage of lyophilisates and other pharmaceutical agents.
- the invention is suitable for reducing the friction between two sliding surfaces.
- the most important example here are cylinder and
- Carpules are present. Accordingly, in preferred embodiments
- coated cavity of Pharmapackstoffs comprises a cylinder for guiding a piston.
- break-away force is less than 30N, preferably less than 20N, more preferably below "by-12 ⁇ . ⁇
- the silicone-free layers produced by means of low-pressure glow discharge show excellent storage stability in the application test, which can be achieved by very good crosslinking of the layer due to the high energy input during the treatment by means of low-pressure glow discharge: after storage of the packaging with distilled water or "Water for Injection"("WFI") at 40 ° C for more than 100 days, the dynamic sliding friction force measured at a feed rate of 100
- wetting behavior is particularly favorable, because in this way it can be achieved that a liquid active ingredient formulation, which is filled into the pre-filled syringe, runs well on the réellegleitflache the prefilled syringe and thus very well and in high yield the
- Syringe system can be removed during injection.
- one of the sliding elements is made of an elastomer to achieve a good seal.
- Feed rate of 100 millimeters per minute below ION and the break-away force is below 20N.
- Sliding layers are particularly suitable. On such layers of a medical package with two on top of each other
- Breakout force is below 20N.
- the invention comprises two successive sliding elements in the form of a syringe or carpule cylinder and an elastomer, in particular on a piston as one of the successive sliding
- Cavity are coated with a perfluorinated sliding layer.
- a coating of the Luer cone may possibly be omitted. This is still the essential surface share with a
- the silicone-free sliding films according to the invention are also distinguished by the fact that fewer to none
- a silicone-free lubricious coating system according to the invention can also be used for storage containers of lyophilisates, since the properties of the coating and its surface have a positive effect on the reconstitution of the lyophilisate. Also very advantageous protein-based drug formulation solutions can be stored with only minor interaction with the sliding layer. Especially at
- Silicone-containing lubricating layers can lead to reactions, such as flocculation, in the abovementioned active substances.
- a contact angle for water on the silicone-free lubricating film will be in the range of 60 ° to 140 °
- Molecules as part of the sliding layer can even achieve contact angles of water in the range of 65 ° to 130 °, even in the range of 70 ° to 125 °.
- a spray coating has proved to be particularly suitable. Since typical suitable silicone-free lubricants, such as fluorinated polyethers generally have a high viscosity, in this case, in particular, the application by means of a two-fluid nozzle is particularly suitable. Such a method of application cooperates with the very uniform crosslinking according to the invention by means of the low-pressure plasma, since with the
- Ultrasonic atomizers are used. Also in the case of a dual-substance atomizer, ultrasound can help to break up the surface tension to form fine
- the sliding layer is made of a material with a viscosity index (according to the
- Standard ASTM D 2270 greater than 80, preferably greater than 100, more preferably greater than 150 prepared.
- organic fluids having fluoroalkyl and / or ethylene groups. Particularly suitable are fluids with fluorinated or
- silicone-free organic fluids have been found to be suitable which molecules with the following Molecular structure contain: ⁇
- Rl, R2 is selected from the following quantity: -CF3, -F, -OH, -C x H y -OH, -CH 2 -OH, CH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2) r OH, - CH 2 OCH 2 CH (OH) CH 2 OH, -CH 2 OCH 2 -piperonyl.
- an electrode is arranged in the cavity of the substrate, wherein a
- Electrode applied AC voltage is generated.
- the electrode is used simultaneously inside the cavity to supply process gas or to evacuate the cavity.
- a channel for the gas supply or gas discharge can be provided in the electrode.
- a hollow electrode is used, via which the process gas is sucked off via a vacuum channel.
- the alternating electromagnetic field can also from the outside in the
- Cavity be irradiated. Suitable for this purpose are higher frequencies, for example in the microwave range, such as with a frequency of 2.45 GHz.
- FIGS. 1A and 1B An embodiment of the method according to the invention is illustrated by FIGS. 1A and 1B.
- a substrate with a cavity is arranged in a holder 10 of a coating apparatus 1 for carrying out the method.
- the substrate in the illustrated example is a pharmaceutical packaging, in
- a syringe 3 with a cavity 5 Both glass, and plastic is suitable as a material of the substrate for a well-adherent sliding film.
- a preferred glass is borosilicate glass.
- Suitable plastics include, inter alia, cyclo-olefin polymers or cyclo-olefin copolymers. Elastomers are also suitable.
- elastomer components with styrene-butadiene copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, chloroprene, polysulfide elastomer, urethane elestomer, • stereo rubber, --- ethylene-propyleh elastomer, butyl rubber, are also included
- Halobutyl elastomer such as bromobutyl elastomer, chlorobutyl elastomers, polyisporene-bromobutyl elastomers, TPX or laminates thereof, especially laminates containing ETFE, PTFE polymers.
- the cavity 5 forms the cylinder of the syringe 3 and thus serves to receive a syringe plunger, which slides on the inner wall 7 of the cavity 5 while moving in the axial direction.
- a spray pressure in the range of 0.1 to 5 bar, preferably in the range of 0.2 to 2.5 bar,
- a quantity of fluid in the range of 0.004 ⁇ / cm 2 to 2.8 ⁇ / cm 2 , preferably in the range of 0.009 ⁇ / cm 2 to 0.22 ⁇ / cm 2 is sprayed onto the inner surface of the hollow body
- the two-substance nozzle is equipped with a
- Feed rate of 1 mm / s to 1000mm / s preferably in the range of 5mm / s to 200mm / s, more preferably in the range of 8mm / s to 50mm / s during the spraying process moves
- the sliding film is preferably applied with a thickness which is in the range of 50 nm-50 ⁇ m, in particular in the range of 100 nm- ⁇ m, particularly preferably in the range of 150 nm-8 ⁇ m.
- a thickness which is in the range of 50 nm-50 ⁇ m, in particular in the range of 100 nm- ⁇ m, particularly preferably in the range of 150 nm-8 ⁇ m.
- These layer thicknesses are favorable, both to prevent oversized elements of the pharmaceutical packaging material from overly high pressure on the sliding surfaces on the one hand, and also shearing off sliding film material during the sliding movement of another-be-t-s-zu.
- the layer thicknesses mentioned are also favorable in order to achieve a sufficient sliding action and the
- Container 17 connected to a process gas.
- Connector 19 for the process gas supply may be different as shown in Fig. 1B also directly to the
- the connecting piece 19 may be constructed of flexible material, so that it can be sealingly placed over the extension 4 for placing the cannula.
- inert gases such as helium, neon, argon or xenon are used as process gases.
- nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide or mixtures of these gases can also be used.
- the electrode has at least one or more openings 26 connected to an axial channel 24.
- the channel 24 is connected to a Va-cum pump 28.
- Vacuum pump 28 the cavity 5 of the syringe 3 via the channel 24 and the openings 26 is evacuated.
- the process gas is introduced into the cavity 5 via the control valve.
- the control valve 18 is adjusted so that the pressure in the cavity is less than 100 millibar.
- the control valve can be designed in the form of a massflow controller, by means of which the mass flow rate is adjusted.
- the process pressure in an alternative embodiment can also be regulated on the vacuum side by means of a throttle valve.
- Plasma zone in the region of the cavity and associated a homogeneous lowering of the surface energy have mass flows of the process gas or process gas mixture in the range of lsccm to 800sccm, preferably from 2sccm to 500sccm, more preferably from 5sccm to 250sccm
- the field strength of the alternating voltage is chosen taking into account the pressure in the cavity and the ionizability of the process gas so that it comes to a glow discharge.
- the pulsed low pressure glow discharge can be any pulsed low pressure glow discharge.
- AC voltage source 37 is operated in pulsed mode. Generally, accordingly, in a further development of
- Invention proposed a pulsed low-pressure glow discharge for crosslinking the molecules of the sliding film.
- the alternating voltage source is shown in FIG. 2.
- the voltage U is plotted against the time t.
- the AC voltage of the period ti is divided into pulses of length t 2 , wherein between the pulses pulse pauses of duration t 3 are present.
- Pulse durations are, so if t 2 ⁇ t 3 applies. It turns out that "the-s' the pulsed curing process is very efficient at a low pressure glow discharge and within the pulse break decomposition products from the plasma process without significant delay of the entire
- dielectric barrier material in particular the Material of the pharmaceutical packaging material or the wall itself generates a pulsed low-pressure glow discharge.
- Sliding film generally to less than 5 seconds
- coated pharmaceutical packaging according to one embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the surface energy of the sliding layer is within the
- coated zone to less "than ⁇ - 0mn / m ⁇ preferably varies by less than ⁇ 10 mN / m relative to the average.
- the contact angle for water on the sliding layer then varies by less than ⁇ 25 °.
- the glow discharge as free as possible of local discharges, such as streamers or
- Filaments is. To achieve this, it is proposed in an advantageous embodiment of the invention to adjust the pressure in the cavity and the field strength of the electromagnetic alternating field so that anomalous glow discharge occurs in the cavity of the substrate, in which there is a current / voltage characteristic with positive slope.
- FIG. 3 shows schematically the course of a current-voltage characteristic of a glow discharge.
- the current-voltage characteristic of a glow discharge in which the voltage applied to the electrodes is plotted against the current carried by the discharge, can be divided into the following ranges:
- This area 37 is characterized by a positive current-voltage characteristic. There is no plasma ignited in this area. So there is still no glow discharge instead. The ignition of a plasma occurs at the transition to region 38, which is also referred to as subnormal glow discharge.
- This area is characterized by a negative current-voltage characteristic and then passes into the area 39 of the normal glow discharge. In this area, the voltage remains substantially constant as the current increases. If the current is further increased, it is a clearly growing voltage
- This range 40 of a positive current-voltage characteristic is the range of the anomalous
- Utilization of the anomalous glow discharge can thus a very homogeneous distribution of the surface energy, or the resulting contact angle over the
- the low-pressure plasma treatment as proposed by the invention also brings with it further advantages.
- the mass flow rate, or the consumption of process gas compared to a treatment at
- Atmospheric pressure can be significantly reduced.
- the gas consumption and the corresponding consumption costs for the process gas are usually at least one or even • two orders of magnitude lower than a
- Process gases instead of noble gases can be used to produce a homogeneous glow discharge zone or the proportion of noble gas can be reduced.
- the use of noble gases in AtmoshDCdruckplasmen is usually mandatory in order to ignite the plasma stable.
- Influence mass flow on introduced power in particular can be targeted.
- Slip layer may be at least 3mN / m compared to the untreated overlay surface, preferably at least 5mN / m, by changing during surface treatment
- Sliding layer can be reduced by at least 3mN / m and by a maximum of 40 mN / m, preferably by around, compared to the untreated sliding surface
- Sliding layer can be reduced by at least 10mN / m and maximum 36mN / m, preferably by at least 20mN / m and maximum 35mN / m compared to the untreated overlay surface by an average power per mole flow ⁇ F> / F im during surface treatment Range from 2x10 2 _1 W / sccm to 1x10 2 W / sccm, preferably in
- the silicone-free sliding layer can be changed by at least 2 mN / m, preferably by at least 4 mN / m, by changing during the
- the disperse fraction of the surface energy of the silicone-free overlay layer can be changed by at least 2mN / m compared to the untreated overlay surface, preferably by at least 5mN / m by changing during the
- the polar fraction of the surface energy of the silicone-free overlay can be reduced by at least 5mN / m and at most 22mN / m, preferably by at least 10mN / m and at most 21mN / m, by providing an average power per mass flow ⁇ P > / F in the range from 2xl ⁇ 1 W / sccm to 'lxlO 2 W / sccm, preferably in the range van
- the disperse fraction of the surface energy of the silicone-free overlay can be reduced by at least 5mN / m and at most 21 mN / m, preferably by at least 8mN / m and maximally 20 mN / m, by providing an average power per mass flow during the surface treatment ⁇ P> / F in the range from 2x10 "1 W / sccm to lxl0 2 W / sccm, preferably a middle one Power per mass flow of substance ⁇ P> / F in the range of 4xlO _1 W / sccm to 5xlO x W / sccm is introduced.
- Performance per mass flow of substance ⁇ P> / F in the range from 4xlO _1 W / sccm to 5x1 ⁇ 1 / sccm is introduced.
- the contact angle for ethylene glycol of the silicone-free sliding layer can be changed by at least 1 °, preferably by at least 3 °, during the
- the contact angle of the silicone-free Gleitschich-t- for ethylene glycol by at least 5 ° and by a maximum of 90 °, preferably by at least 10 ° and a maximum of 70 ° can be increased by during the
- Contact angle of the silicone-free sliding layer for Thiodiethanol be increased by at least 10 ° and by a maximum of 90 °, preferably by at least 20 ° and by a maximum of 80 ° by during the
- an alternating voltage with a frequency of less than 120 kHz " preferably in the range of 40 ⁇ -" 110 kHz,
- Amperage in the range of 0.1mA to 500mA preferably in the range of 1mA to 200mA, more preferably in the range of 3mA to 100mA.
- fluorine-containing organic molecules of the sliding film by the low-pressure glow discharge not only cross-linking, but also for lowering the surface energy very beneficial for the sliding properties, is that functional CF 2 or CF 3 groups by the energy input generated or whose share is increased to the sliding layer surface.
- Another factor is that the orientation of the molecular chains of the fluid compound is changed in relation to the substrate surface.
- the voltage of the AC voltage source 37 is furthermore preferably adjusted so that in the plasma
- Energy spectrum can be generated in which energies in a range between leV and 20eV, preferably in one
- the low-pressure glow discharge advantageously also sterilizes or, in order to sterilize, the medical article. It can achieve a sterility of better than logl, often even better than log4. These values can be achieved
- Crosslinking of a silicone-free organic slip film in a low-pressure plasma is that cross-linking
- the content of nitrogen oxides and ozone can be reduced to less than lppm each. Due to the good cross-linking, with fluorine-containing lubricating films, the proportion of volatile fluoroorganic compounds can be further reduced to less than 10 ppm. In particular, the content of ozone-damaging compounds with an ODP- ert ("ozone
- Exemplary embodiment 1 silicone-free sliding layer on a glass syringe, hardened by: - "- a low-pressure glow discharge:
- the substrates used are glass syringe bodies made of borosilicate glass (Fiolax clear), format 1.75 ml. These are washed and dried. In a subsequent separate process step, the inner surface of the substrates used.
- the spray nozzle is moved during the spraying along the syringe axis with a feed rate of 20mm / s.
- the precoated glass syringe is introduced into a low-pressure reaction chamber with an outer and an inner electrode and evacuated to a base pressure of less than 0.5 mbar.
- argon gas is introduced into the reactor or into the cavity of the syringe body with a gas flow of 200 sccm and a process pressure of 10 mbar is regulated.
- the treatment duration is 3s.
- the lubricating film coated glass syrups are fitted with a silicone-free plug, Hel-ve-et-F -2-5-7 type, and measurements are taken of the sticking and sticking
- the substrates used are glass syringe bodies made of borosilicate glass (Fiolax clear), format 1.75 ml. 'These are washed and dried. In a subsequent separate process step, the inner surface of the
- Spray rate 0.5 l / s, gas pressure for spray process l, 5bar,
- the spray nozzle is moved during the spraying along the syringe axis at a feed rate of 29mm / s.
- the pre-coated glass syringe is errryebracht in a low pressure reaction chamber having an outer and an Innnenelek'irrode •• and evacuated to a base pressure of less than, 5 mbar.
- argon gas is introduced into the reactor or into the cavity of the syringe body with a gas flow of 50 sccm and a process pressure of 5 mbar is regulated.
- the treatment duration is 5s.
- Fig. 4 shows for this embodiment, the breakout force and average sliding force of a
- Injection systems determine the static and mean sliding friction prior to storage, indicated in the diagram of Fig. 4 in the legend as "0."
- the second part of the syringes is filled with distilled water and
- Embodiment 2 Silicone-free sliding layer on
- Example 1 Analogously to Example 1 is a purified
- the spray nozzle is during the
- Spraying moved along the syringe axis at a feed rate of 20mm / s.
- the "pre-coated glass syringe in” introduced a low pressure treatment reactor consisting of an evacuatable reaction chamber which is connected to a vacuum pump and a process gas supply, and a microwave generator, a coaxial conductor with a
- the syringe is initially on the bottom of the reactor on a sealing surface. Subsequently, the top of the reactor is closed and closing the reactor, the syringe is sealed at the top vacuum-tight. The back pressure ensures that the syringe also vacuum-tight on the bottom side. Subsequently, the interior of the syringe is evacuated until a base pressure below 0.05 mbar is reached.
- the gas inlet valve While maintaining the connection to the vacuum at the bottom, the gas inlet valve is opened and passed over the side with the narrow cross-section, i. at the Luer cone of the syringe, process gas is introduced from argon with a flow of 50sccm at a pressure of 0.25mbar.
- Reactor interior is purged via the antenna
- the glide-coated glass syringes are fitted with a silicone-free stopper, type Helvoet FM257, and static and sliding friction measurements are taken before and after the storage test. This results in the following data for the silicone-free sliding layer system:
- glass syringe bodies are sprayed only with Fomblin oil M100, but not cured.
- Layers are carried out contact angle measurements with liquids with different levels of polar uhd disperse surface tension, whereby the
- Slip layer is achieved. While the sprayed fluid layer has a relatively high surface energy, it is only significantly lowered by the energy input of the low pressure glow discharge. The reduction of the surface energy takes place both for the polar and the disperse fraction of the surface energy.
- Embodiment 4 silicone-free overlay on
- Plastic syringe A plastic syringe body made of COC (cyclo-olefin copolymer), volume 2.25 ml is prepared analogously to Example 2:
- Fomblinöl 30 is sprayed onto the inner surface of the syringe body using the following spray parameters:
- the spray nozzle is during the
- Spraying moved along the syringe axis at a feed rate of 20mm / s.
- the precoated COC syringe is introduced analogously in the reactor described in Example 2.
- the interior of the syringe is evacuated until a base pressure of less than 0.05mbar is reached. While the connection to the vacuum is maintained at the bottom, this will
- Gas inlet valve opened and over the side with the narrow cross-section, i.
- gas is introduced from argon with a flow of 50sccm at a pressure of 0.25mbar.
- microwave energy with a frequency of 2.45 GHz, an average pulse power of 39.2 watts, a pulse duration of 1 ms and a pulse pause of 50 ms is transmitted via the waveguide to the antenna Reactor space coupled and the pre-coated inner surface of the syringe for a period of 3s treated with the pulsed microwaves
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