Primary packaging

Rethinking packaging surfaces – for safe pharmaceuticals and medical devices

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Functionalized packaging surfaces improve the stability of primary packaging and minimize undesirable interactions.

Reliable primary packaging despite increasing demands

In the pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors, the demand for safe and sustainable packaging solutions is growing. Undesirable interactions between the product and the packaging, gas and moisture permeation, as well as migration and leaching processes, can significantly compromise product stability, functionality, and patient safety. At the same time, regulatory requirements such as the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) and the VerpackDG (Packaging Act Implementation Act) call for adapted processes as well as innovative, recyclable packaging solutions. There is a need for innovative packaging surfaces that ensure regulatory compliance and minimize risks throughout the entire value chain.

Surface engineering for conformable and safe packaging materials

Thanks to our many years of expertise in surface functionalization and thin-film technology, we can tailor packaging material surfaces to meet specific requirements. Using modern analytical methods – such as FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy, zeta potential, LSM, SEM, and fluorescence labeling – undesirable adsorption and interactions are reliably identified. Based on this, we develop customized solutions such as barrier coatings and migration barriers. These increase product stability while also contributing to improved recyclability, for example through separable coating systems.

Future-proof packaging solutions through targeted material optimization

Through targeted surface and material optimization, we enhance the performance of your primary packaging and create measurable added value for your products. Together, we develop future-proof packaging solutions that meet regulatory requirements and support sustainability goals. Contact us and join us in designing the next generation of innovative packaging.

Selected reference project

 

Graduate Program

Applied research for RNA-based active substances

in medical and pharmaceutical technology 

Our focus and expertise

 

Technology

Atmospheric pressure plasma processes

 

Expertise

Pretreatment and functionalization

We offer solutions for your applications

 

Industry solutions

Medical and pharmaceutical process engineering