Table VIII

Headspace Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure in Sample Vials with Laser-Drilled Defects, Both Before (T0) and After (T1) a Container Closure Integrity (CCI) Test that was Conducted 1 Week After Sample Preparation. Values Are the Averages of Five Consecutive Measurements on Each Vial

Nominal Wire Size [μm]FillHeadspace Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure [Torr]Number of Leaking Vials Detecteda
T0T1
MeanStDevMinMaxMeanStDevMinMax
25 mL of 1 mg/mL BSA in PBS00.10100.1010/10
500.1018887.302357/10
1000.101426311.86695610/10
NCbEmpty10.11110.1110/3
GPCc10.2117073.37037093/3
  • a Leakage was a change ≥ 1 torr between T0 and T1.

  • b NC is negative control.

  • c GPC is gross positive control.