Impetus supplied by the pharmaceutical industry prompted the Kimble Division of Owens-
Illinois Inc. to investigate the production of barium-free N-51 A borosilicate glass that could …

Chemical durability, gas impermeability, excellent resistance to moderate thermal
treatments, and easy inspection make glass an important material in pharmacy. Hence, the …

For pharmaceutical parenteral packaging the glass compositions have always been either
Type I borosilicate or Type III soda-lime glass. As both the compositions and certain …

Glass has long been used for packaging precious liquids, in particular pharmaceuticals. Its
unique combination of hermeticity, transparency, strength, and chemical durability make it …

Glass is the ideal material for parenteral packaging because of its chemical durability,
hermeticity, strength, cleanliness, and transparency. Alkali borosilicate glasses have been …

The process of glass formulation is simply a process by which a glass is prepared with the
desired properties for a certain application. The science of glass formulation is the …

Glass is the most used material in pharmaceutical packaging, and the production volumes
are continuously growing. The reasons why glass can be considered the best material for …

The pharmacopeia method for measuring the chemical durability of parenteral glass
packaging is the hydrolytic resistance test in which the vial is filled to 90% of its brimful …

Unlike flat glass, glass fibers or hollowware, special glass is not identified by its appearance.
The most significant factor for the various types of special glasses is their application and …

Abstract" Borate glasses have recently been developed for a variety of medical applications,
but much less is known about their structures and properties than more common silicate …