Production of Disposable Bags

In principle, all disposable bags are made out of film that is welded together and some components that are connected to the film to create connectivity with other functional elements required by the application like tubing, and mixing elements. This chapter focuses on the contact area of disposable...

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Published inSingle‐Use Technology in Biopharmaceutical Manufacture pp. 95 - 116
Main Authors Vanhamel, Steven, Piton, Catherine
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, NJ, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 05.08.2019
Subjects
biopharmaceutical industry
disposable bag production
film extrusion
film manufacturing
molding process
polymeric materials
quality insurance
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Summary:In principle, all disposable bags are made out of film that is welded together and some components that are connected to the film to create connectivity with other functional elements required by the application like tubing, and mixing elements. This chapter focuses on the contact area of disposable bags being the film and the components that are directly connected to the film, and gives an overview of the different materials, structures, and manufacturing processes with their quality requirements. Looking at the different disposable bags used in the biopharmaceutical industry, one can see a wide variety of polymeric materials being used. The production of disposable bags consists of manufacturing the film and molding the components that are fixed on the film. In both of these processes, extrusion is used at the beginning to melt and homogenize the different materials so they can be re‐shape from the original format (usually granules) into the film or components needed.
ISBN:9781119477839
1119477832
DOI:10.1002/9781119477891.ch8