Corning Incorporated

Geron Corporation

Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev

John Stephen Peanasky

Steven Edward DeMartino

Theresa Chang

Santona Pal

Christopher Lee Timmons

Dana Craig Bookbinder

Chandan Kumar Saha

Robert Anthony Schaut

Robert Michael Morena

Paul Stephen Danielson

Natesan Venkataraman

Ronald Luce Verkleeren

Steven Edward Demartino

Kaveh Adib

Susan Lee Schiefelbein

James Patrick Hamilton

Christopher Bankole Shogbon

John Frederick Bayne

David Henry

Ji Wang

Melinda Ann Drake

Kyle Christopher Hoff

Yue Zhou

Zara Melkoumian

David Michael Weber

Arthur Winston Martin

Valerie Claudine Lacarriere

Ralph Brandenberger

Jennifer Gehman

Jamie Lynne Morley

Kristi Lynn Simonton

Jean-Jacques B Theron

David Charles Sauer

Jennifer Lynn Weber

Robert Scott Burkhalter

Bryan Henry Smith

Shreya Roy Choudhury

Dana Craig Brookbinder

Arthur W Martin

Christopher B Shogbon

Glass articles with coatings are disclosed herein. According to embodiments, a glass article may include a glass body comprising glass and having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an exterior surface of the glass body. A coating disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The coated glass article may have an effective throughput rate greater than or equal to 1.10×R, wherein Ris the effective throughput rate of an uncoated glass article in units of parts per minute (ppm).

Glass articles with low-friction coatings

Disclosed herein are glass containers which may include a glass body comprising an alkali aluminosilicate glass composition having a Class HGA1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720:1985 testing standard. The glass body may have an interior surface and an exterior surface. A heat-tolerant coating may be bonded to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The heat-tolerant coating may have a coefficient of friction of less than about 0.7 and is thermally stable at a temperature of at least 260° C. for 30 minutes. The heat-tolerant coating may comprise a polymer, and the heat-tolerant coating may have a thickness of less than or equal to 100 nm.

Delamination resistant glass containers with heat-tolerant coatings

According to one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a coated pharmaceutical package may comprise a glass container comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an outer surface of the glass container, and wherein the glass container in an uncoated state has an average light transmittance in the UVB and UVC spectrum of at least 50% through a single wall of the coated package. The coated pharmaceutical package may further comprise a coating positioned over at least a portion of the first surface of the glass container, wherein the coated pharmaceutical package has an average light transmittance in the UVC spectrum of less than 50% through a single wall of the coated package.

Ultraviolet light-blocking coated pharmaceutical packages

A glass container for storing pharmaceutical formulations may include a glass body formed from a Type IA or Type IB glass composition according to ASTM Standard E438-92(2011). The glass body may include a wall portion with an inner surface and an outer surface, a heel portion and a floor portion, wherein the inner surface of the glass container is formed by the inner surface of the glass body. The glass body may include at least a class A2 base resistance or better according to ISO 695, at least a type HGB2 hydrolytic resistance or better according to ISO 719 and Type 1 chemical durability according to USP <660>. The glass container does not comprise a boron-rich layer on the inner surface of the glass body in as formed condition.

Glass containers with delamination resistance and improved damage tolerance

A coated glass pharmaceutical package includes a glass body having a Type 1 chemical durability according to USP 660, at least a class A2 base resistance or better according to ISO 695, and at least a type HGB2 hydrolytic resistance or better according to ISO 719, the glass body having an interior surface and an exterior surface and a wall extending therebetween. A lubricous coating having a thickness of less than or equal to 90 nm may be positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body but not on any portion of the interior surface. The portion of the coated glass package with the lubricous coating comprises a coefficient of friction that is at least 20% less than an uncoated glass package and the coefficient of friction does not increase by more than 30% after undergoing a depyrogenation cycle including exposure to a temperature of 250° C. for a time period of 30 minutes. A horizontal compression strength of the coated glass package is at least 10% greater than an uncoated glass package and the horizontal compression strength is not reduced by more than 20% after undergoing the depyrogenation cycle including exposure to a temperature of 250° C. for a time period of 30 minutes and then being abraded. The lubricous coating comprises a polymer.

Glass containers with improved strength and improved damage tolerance

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to coated glass articles which reduce glass particle formation caused by glass to glass contact in pharmaceutical glass filling lines.

Pharmaceutical glass coating for achieving particle reduction

According to embodiments, a method of making a coated pharmaceutical container, may include: forming a glass tube; forming the glass tube into a pharmaceutical container comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; and applying a coating to the exterior surface. The coating has a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 0.7 relative to a second pharmaceutical container when tested in a vial-on-vial testing jig under a normal load of 30 N. The coated pharmaceutical container may be thermally stable after depyrogenation at a temperature of at least 260° C. for 30 minutes in air.

Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. The coated pharmaceutical packages may Include a glass body formed from borosilicate glass that meets Type 1 criteria according to USP &#x3c;660&#x3e; or alkali aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720-1985 testing standard. A low-friction coating comprising a polymer may be positioned on a portion of the exterior surface. A coefficient of friction of an abraded area of the portion of the exterior surface with the low-friction coating may be less than 0.7 after exposure to a temperature of 260&#xb0; C. for 30 minutes and abrasion under a load of at least 10 N and does not have observable damage. A retained strength of the coated glass article in horizontal compression does not decrease by more than 20% after the temperature exposure and the abrasion.

Coated pharmaceutical packages may comprise a glass body formed from a borosilicate glass composition having a Type 1 chemical durability according to USP 660, the glass body having an interior surface and an exterior surface and a wall extending therebetween. A low-friction thermally stable coating having a thickness of &#x2264;1 &#x3bc;m may be positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface. The low-friction coating may comprise a silane. The portion of the exterior surface of the coated pharmaceutical package may have a coefficient of friction that is at least 20% less than an uncoated pharmaceutical package formed from the same borosilicate glass composition.

Disclosed herein are delamination resistant glass pharmaceutical containers which may include a glass body having a Class HGA1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720:1985 testing standard. The glass body may have an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the glass body does not comprise a boron-rich layer when the glass body is in an as-formed condition. A heat-tolerant coating may be bonded to at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The heat-tolerant coating may have a coefficient of friction of less than about 0.7 and is thermally stable at a temperature of at least 250&#xb0; C. for 30 minutes.

Glass articles with coatings are disclosed herein. According to embodiments, a glass article may include a glass body comprising glass and having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an exterior surface of the glass body. A coating disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass body. The coated glass article may have an effective throughput rate greater than or equal to 1.10&#xd7;R, wherein Ris the effective throughput rate of an uncoated glass article in units of parts per minute (ppm).

Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. The coated pharmaceutical packages may include a glass body formed from one of a borosilicate glass composition that meets Type 1 criteria according to USP &#x3c;660&#x3e; or an alkali aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720-1985 testing standard. A low-friction coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body the low-friction coating may include a polymer and a coupling agent disposed between the polymer and the first surface of the glass body. A coefficient of friction of the portion of the coated pharmaceutical package with the low-friction coating is at least 20% less than a coefficient of friction of a surface of an uncoated pharmaceutical package formed from the same glass composition.

Coated pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. The coated pharmaceutical packages may include a glass body comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The glass body may be a glass container formed from a borosilicate glass composition and the first surface is an exterior surface of the glass container. A low-friction coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body. In embodiments, the low-friction coating may be a fluoropolymer.

Coated glass pharmaceutical packages are disclosed. According to embodiments, a coated glass pharmaceutical package may include a glass container formed from one of a borosilicate glass composition that meets Type 1 criteria according to USP &#x3c;660&#x3e; or an alkali aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720-1985 testing standard. A low-friction coating may be bonded to the exterior surface of the glass container. The low-friction coating may include a polymer. The exterior surface of the glass container with the low-friction coating may have a coefficient of friction of less than or equal to 0.7. The coated glass pharmaceutical package may be thermally stable after depyrogenation in air at a temperature of at least about 260&#xb0; C. for 30 minutes.

Glass pharmaceutical packages comprising glass containers are disclosed. In embodiments, a coated glass pharmaceutical package includes a glass container formed from one of a borosilicate glass composition that meets Type 1 criteria according to USP &#x3c;660&#x3e; or an alkali aluminosilicate glass having a Class HGA 1 hydrolytic resistance when tested according to the ISO 720-1985 testing standard. A lubricous coating may be positioned on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the glass container. The portion of the coated glass pharmaceutical package with the lubricous coating has a coefficient of friction that is at least 20% less than an uncoated glass container formed from the same glass composition. A horizontal compression strength of the portion of the coated glass pharmaceutical package with the lubricous coating may be at least 10% greater than an uncoated glass container formed from the same glass composition.

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Elmira, NY, United States of America

Andrei Gennadyevich Fadeev