Container Closure Integrity

Have the data you need to mitigate product quality risk

As new biologics are developed and storage conditions and packaging become more complex, it is increasingly crucial to understand the integrity of the packaging and the appropriate methods for evaluating and testing it.

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Capabilities and Expertise

With over 20 years of experience, West's analytical services team offers comprehensive E&L studies for your container closure system, device, or combination product. We work closely with our customers to provide customized E&L studies tailored to the specific development stage of the product.
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Analytical Techniques

Analytical technologies used for container closure integrity testing include:

Analytical Techniques

West Platform Test Methods

West offers platform Helium Leak Detection and Laser-based Gas Headspace Analysis test methods to evaluate inherent package integrity and to identify transient leaks that can occur during ultra-cold shipping and storage. Testing can be performed at a number of storage temperatures ranging from -180°C to 40°C, fitting the needs for a wide variety of products and packages. We are able to perform CCI analysis at the below temperature conditions in real time, providing an accurate CCI assessment:

  • Ambient
  • Refrigerated (2-8°C)
  • Frozen:
    • -20°C
    • -80°C
    • -120°C
    • -180°C (Vapor Phase Liquid Nitrogen)
As packaging systems become more complex and research continues to develop new biologics, the ability to store container systems in a comparable way to their lifecycle storage is of the utmost importance.
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