US20090288366A1 - Vacuum packaged products and methods for making same - Google Patents

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US20090288366A1
US20090288366A1 US12/126,279 US12627908A US2009288366A1 US 20090288366 A1 US20090288366 A1 US 20090288366A1 US 12627908 A US12627908 A US 12627908A US 2009288366 A1 US2009288366 A1 US 2009288366A1
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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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/18—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient
    • B65D81/20—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
    • B65D81/2007—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum
    • B65D81/2023—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents providing specific environment for contents, e.g. temperature above or below ambient under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure, or in a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas under vacuum in a flexible container
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
    • Y02W90/10—Bio-packaging, e.g. packing containers made from renewable resources or bio-plastics

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  • the invention pertains to vacuum packaged products and methods of making the same, and more particularly to vacuum packaged polyolefin-based products and methods that reduce or eliminate the undesirable side effects associated with the gamma irradiation thereof.
  • ethylene oxide has been used to sterilize polyolefin-based products such as medical fabrics that are used as surgical gowns and drapes.
  • polyolefin-based products such as medical fabrics that are used as surgical gowns and drapes.
  • gamma irradiation One effective method of sterilization has been the use of gamma irradiation.
  • sterilization by gamma irradiation of polyolefin-based products and equipment has been successful, there remain at least two very undesirable side effects caused by the irradiation process.
  • the first undesirable side effect has been a resulting odor that is so extreme that it renders the gamma irradiated polyolefin-based product undesirable for many uses.
  • the second undesirable side effect has been a noticeably decreased strength of the irradiated polyolefin-based products.
  • the irradiation process has been known to decrease a polyolefin-based product's tear strength by as much as 65% of its non-irradiated tear strength.
  • the cause for the undesirable odor and the loss in polyolefin-based product strength is a free radical process that occurs when the polyolefins of the product are exposed to gamma radiation in the presence of oxygen.
  • this process essentially breaks chemical bonds that hold a polyolefin chain together and creates free radicals.
  • This breaking of the polyolefin backbone causes the polyolefin to lose strength proportional to the radiation dosage.
  • the formed radicals are able to recombine with the oxygen in the air, producing short chain acids, oxygenated compounds, such that they become trapped in the product. Butyric acid, one of the acids formed, is a primary suspect in causing the odor.
  • a product vacuum packaged in a package to reduce tensile strength loss of the product after sterilization by radiation in which the package comprises a layer having an oxygen transmission rate equal to or less than about 0.2 cubic centimeter of oxygen per 100 inches squared per 24 hours and an interior.
  • the product is in the interior of the package, and the interior has a vacuum therein at a pressure equal to or less than about 100 millibars.
  • the package and the product are sterilized by radiation resulting in the product having a reduction in its tensile strength less than about 20% after radiation.
  • a product vacuum packaged in a package to reduce tensile strength loss of the product after sterilization by radiation in which the package comprises an ethylene vinyl alcohol layer having an oxygen transmission rate equal to or less than about 0.2 cubic centimeter of oxygen per 100 inches squared per 24 hours and an interior.
  • the product is in the interior of the package and comprises a nonwoven polypropylene material, and the interior of the package has a vacuum therein at a pressure equal to or less than about 10 millibars.
  • the package and the product are sterilized by radiation resulting in the product having a reduction in its tensile strength of less than about 14% after radiation.
  • a product vacuum packaged in a package to reduce tensile strength loss of the product after sterilization by radiation in which the package comprises a layer having an oxygen transmission rate equal to or less than about 2.3 cubic centimeter of oxygen per 100 inches squared per 24 hours and an interior.
  • the product is in the interior of the package, and the interior of the package has a vacuum therein at a pressure equal to or less than about 10 millibars.
  • the package and the product are sterilized by radiation resulting in the product having a reduction in its tensile strength less than about 17% after radiation.
  • a method of packaging a product in a package to reduce tensile strength loss of the product after sterilization by radiation comprising the steps of providing the package comprising a layer having an oxygen transmission rate equal to or less than about 0.2 cubic centimeter of oxygen per 100 inches squared per 24 hours and an interior; providing the product in the interior of the package; creating a vacuum in the package containing the product to a pressure equal to or less than about 10 millibars, and thereafter sterilizing the package and product with radiation resulting in the product having a reduction in its tensile strength less than about 14%.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a partially broken-away view of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention pertains to a polyolefin-based product, such as a nonwoven material.
  • a nonwoven material is formed without the aid of a textile weaving or knitting process such that it has a structure of individual fibers or threads that are interlaid, but not in any identifiable, repeating pattern.
  • Nonwoven materials have been, in the past, formed by a variety of processes such as, for example, meltblowing processes, spunbonding processes, and bonded carded web processes.
  • the materials of the present invention are generally selected from the polyolefin family. More specifically, the polyolefins may either be homopolymers or copolymers. The preferred homopolymer is polypropylene, and the preferred copolymer is a propylene/ethylene copolymer.
  • the amount of propylene in the copolymer may range from 90% to 100%, and the amount of ethylene in the copolymer may range from 0 to 10%. It should be appreciated that as the amount of ethylene is increased, the flexibility of the material being produced will also be increased. Therefore, the preferred copolymer is 97% propylene and 3% ethylene.
  • the weight of the produced material for use in the product is normally determined by the intended use thereof. For example, if the material is to be used as a vehicle cover, the weight of the material should generally be in the range of 7.20 ounces per square yard (osy). If the material is to be used as a diaper liner, the weight of the material should generally be in the range from 0.3 ounces per square yard to 0.8 ounces per square yard. For surgical gowns, the material weight should range from 0.8 ounces per square yard to 3.0 ounces per square yard.
  • a preferred polyolefin-based material for the product of the present invention is a nonwoven polypropylene spunbond/meltblown/spunbond (SMS) material having a basis weight of about 128 osy; another preferred basis weight is about 1.8 osy.
  • SMS nonwoven polypropylene spunbond/meltblown/spunbond
  • a gamma stabilizer such as a benzoate ester, may be incorporated into the polyolefin prior to polyolefin extrusion.
  • a gamma stabilizer must be added to the polyolefin in order to stabilize the polyolefin for the gamma irradiation process. This step was taken in an effort to minimize polyolefin strength loss and decrease odors.
  • the use of a gamma stabilizer is not necessary in order to minimize polyolefin strength loss and odor.
  • the present invention has been found to minimize strength loss in polypropylene without a gamma stabilizer.
  • the gamma stabilizer is not needed to reduce the odor associated with the gamma irradiation process. Nevertheless, a gamma stabilizer suitable for intended use herein and known to those of ordinary skill in the art may be incorporated into the polyolefin prior to extrusion.
  • the polyolefin-based product to be sterilized After the polyolefin-based product to be sterilized has been obtained, it is normally placed in an oxygen impermeable package.
  • oxygen impermeable it is meant that the material of construction exhibits a high barrier to oxygen transmission, as will be further discussed hereafter.
  • Gamma irradiation techniques are also well-known in the art.
  • the amount of radiation necessary to sterilize the polyolefin product or gown is dependent upon the bioburden of the product. Additional factors include the density and configuration of the product to be sterilized.
  • a likely range of irradiation is from about 10 kilogray to about 100 kilogray, more preferably from about 15 kilogray to about 60 kilogray.
  • the product and package to be sterilized includes a product made of a nonwoven polypropylene material packaged in a package comprising an ethylene vinyl alcohol layer.
  • the package comprises a 3-layer co-extruded film comprising an outermost layer of nylon, an innermost layer of polyethylene, and an intermediate layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH).
  • EVOH ethylene vinyl alcohol
  • the EVOH layer preferably has an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of about 0.2 cubic centimeters of oxygen per 100 inches squared per 24 hours.
  • OTR oxygen transmission rate
  • the package Prior to sterilization, the package has a vacuum created therein at about 10 millibars.
  • Nonwoven materials All nonwoven materials used in this study were thermally-bonded polypropylene spunbond fabrics that have a basis weight of 1.2 ounces per square yard.
  • Materials 1A and 1B are comprised of Exxon Mobil type 3155 polypropylene resin and 1 wt % titanium dioxide (TiO2).
  • Materials 2A and 2B are comprised of Exxon Mobil type 3155 polypropylene resin, 1 wt % TiO2, 1 wt % Chimassorb 2020, and 0.2 wt % Tinuvin 770.
  • Chimassorb 2020 [CAS# 192268-64-7] and Tinuvin 770 [CAS # 52829-07-9] are commercially-available hindere amine chemistries from Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
  • Packaging materials Packaging materials with various oxygen transmission rates (OTR) were used in the examples to illustrate the invention. The individual packages were formed by thermally forming and sealing two different layer materials together. The materials used are shown below.
  • each package contained one bundle of spunbond consisting of 100 individual sheets. Four spunbond sheets were randomly taken from the one hundred present in each bundle. Two of these sheets had 6′′ ⁇ 4′′ rectangles cut such that the tensile properties would be measured in the machine direction (MD) of the nonwoven. The remaining two sheets were cut such that the tensile properties in the cross direction (CD) of the nonwoven would be tested.
  • MD machine direction
  • CD cross direction
  • % ⁇ ⁇ tensile ⁇ ⁇ loss ( 1 - tensile ⁇ ⁇ strength ⁇ ⁇ post ⁇ - ⁇ radiation tensile ⁇ ⁇ strength ⁇ ⁇ pre ⁇ - ⁇ radiation ) ⁇ 100 ⁇ %
  • the spunbond materials in examples 1-4 are identical to the materials in examples 5-8. Likwise, the remaining pressure left in the packaging prior to sealing was also the same for both sets of examples (10 mbar). The only difference was the layer used in packaging the materials. Comparing example 1 to 5, 2 to 6, 3 to 7, and 4 to 8, clearly shows the spunbond material that was packaged with the lower OTR layer suffered less loss in tensile strength when exposed to radiation. The amount of loss, however, is still relatively low for both sets of examples.
  • Comparative example C4 demonstrates the amount of tensile loss that can occur if a packaging layer with a low OTR is not properly selected in line with the invention. Despite pulling a good vacuum and starting with the same spunbond material, the tensile loss of the spunbond in C4 is approximately twice as large as the tensile loss measured in examples 4 and 8. This set of data demonstrates that proper selection of packaging film with a low OTR is important to preserving the properties of polypropylene nonwovens when exposed to radiation.
  • the spunbond materials in examples 1 & 3 are identical to the materials in examples 9 & 10.
  • the packaging material is the same in both sets of examples. The only difference was the amount of vacuum pulled prior to sealing the samples. Comparing example 1 to 9 and 3 to 10, clearly shows the spunbond material that was packaged with the higher remaining pressure (100 mbar) suffered greater tensile loss when exposed to radiation. The amount of loss, however, is still relatively low for both sets of examples.
  • Comparative examples C1 and C3 demonstrate the amount of tensile loss that can occur if the level of vacuum is not properly selected in line with the invention.
  • the tensile loss of the spunbond in Cl is approximately twice as large as the tensile loss measured in example 1 and 50% greater than the loss measured in example 9.
  • the tensile loss of C3 is approximately twice as large as the tensile loss measured in example 3 and 50% greater than the loss measured in example 10.
  • the tensile data demonstrates that the radiation stabilizers act synergistically with the vacuum and low OTR packaging layer.
  • a comparison of comparative example C1 with C3 suggests that when a vacuum level outside the range of the invention is applied, the presence of the hindered amine stabilizers in the polypropylene spunbond provide little or no benefit to the amount of tensile loss observed after irradiation.
  • Table II shows the effects of varying the source of the radiation.
  • ⁇ dose 50 kGy.
  • the data indicates that for a given radiation dose, the resulting loss in tensile properties is similar. This is surprising in light of several articles that suggest electron beam radiation should impart less damage to sensitive materials than gamma radiation.
  • package 10 may be used for packaging individual or multiple products such as, by way of example only, surgical or other type gowns, gloves, masks, drapes, packs, covers, and the like.
  • Package 10 comprises outer members 12 , 14 which are oxygen impermeable and sealed, for example, by means of heat seal lines 16 , 18 , and 20 , thereby forming interior 22 in package 10 .
  • Members 12 , 14 can be a single layer of material, or a laminate of more than one layer of the same or different material, and in either case will include an EVOH layer for purposes of oxygen impermeability.
  • Product 24 which is preferably a nonwoven polypropylene material, is placed in interior 22 , and then package 10 is sealed along periphery 28 . If desired, notches 26 may be cut in package 10 to facilitate product removal.

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EP20090750252 EP2293993B1 (fr) 2008-05-23 2009-05-20 Produits conditionnés sous vide et leurs procédés de fabrication
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CN2009801187506A CN102036884B (zh) 2008-05-23 2009-05-20 用于通过辐射消毒的真空包装产品
JP2011510083A JP5384622B2 (ja) 2008-05-23 2009-05-20 真空包装された製品及びその製造方法
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