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Time Temperature Superposition Evaluation and Modeling for Container Closure System's Seal Performance at Low Temperatures

Qingyu Zeng, Anthony Bucci and Le Ho
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2020, 74 (1) 27-40; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2019.010371
Qingyu Zeng
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc, Exton, PA 19341
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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc, Exton, PA 19341
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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
  • Time–temperature superposition
  • Arrhenius
  • Williams–Landel–Ferry (WLF)

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