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Vacuum Decay Container Closure Integrity Leak Test Method Development and Validation for a Lyophilized Product-Package System

Jayshree Patel, Brian Mulhall, Heinz Wolf, Steven Klohr and Dana Morton Guazzo
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology September 2011, 65 (5) 486-505; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2011.00780
Jayshree Patel
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    Vacuum decay container/closure integrity testing technology. Part 1. ASTM F2338-09 precision and bias studies. PDA J. Pharm. Sci. Technol. 2009, 63 (5), 472–488.
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    Vacuum decay container/closure integrity testing technology. Part 2. Comparison to dye ingress tests. PDA J. Pharm. Sci. Technol. 2009, 63 (5), 489–498.
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Jayshree Patel, Brian Mulhall, Heinz Wolf, Steven Klohr, Dana Morton Guazzo
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