Equipment and Materials Used in the Study
| Equipment | Supplier/Model |
|---|---|
| Balance | Mettler Toledo AG 204 (Columbus, OH)/AG135 |
| Two fluid nozzle (5 mm OD and 90 mm length) | IVEK Corp. (North Springfield, Vermont)/Sonicair |
| Ceramic positive displacement piston pump and controller | IVEK Corp. (North Springfield, Vermont)/Micro linear pump module & Linear actuator module |
| Pump controller module (Micro linear actuator) | IVEK Corp. (North Springfield, Vermont)/Digispense 3020 |
| Robo-cylinder linear actuator | IAI America (Torrence, CA) |
| PLC/HMI controller | Omron American (Schaumburg, IL) |
| Nozzle heater | Watlow (St. Louis, MO)/Firerod® |
| Nozzle heater controller | Red Lion Controls (York, PA)/Model T48 |
| Instron force measuring device | Instron (Grove City, PA)/Model 5542 |
| Vent wire stoppering tool | Becton Dickinson (Franklin Lakes, NJ)/Custom tool |
| Semi-automatic syringe washer | Bausch Advanced Technology (Clinton, CT) Type 303 Washer |
| Materials | Supplier/Model |
| 1 mL-Long syringe with 27G × 1/2′ staked needle | Becton Dickinson (Swedesboro, NJ)/Hypak Type 1 glass syringes (Lot # 082111) |
| Tefzel tubing (1/8" OD, 1/16" ID) | Upchurch Scientic (Oak Harbor, WA) |
| Plunger stopper | West Pharmaceuticals (Lionville, PA) W4023/FLT (Lot # 0000122330) |
| Polystyrene plunger rod | Becton Dickinson (Bridgeport, NJ)/Plunger rod for 1mL Long (Lot # 44386) |
| Silicone fluid | Dow Corning (Midland, MI)/Dow 360 Medical Fluid, 1,000 cSt (Lot # 0005938393) |