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Time-Dependent Testing Evaluation and Modeling for Rubber Stopper Seal Performance

Qingyu Zeng and Xia Zhao
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology March 2018, 72 (2) 134-148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2017.008052
Qingyu Zeng
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA
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Keywords

  • Compression stress relaxation (CSR)
  • Residual seal force (RSF)
  • Container closure system (CCS)
  • Container closure integrity (CCI)
  • Stopper
  • Vial
  • Cap
  • Seal
  • Capping
  • Time-dependent
  • Temperature-dependent
  • Maxwell-Wiechert model
  • Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) stretched exponential function

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