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Breather Bags® and Sheeting
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An advanced
sterilizable and disposable packaging product
developed by Clean Room Products.
Clean Room Products' Polypropylene Breather Bag®
is finding wide use in the pharmaceutical and
medical industries where FDA Class 100 clean
sterilization/packaging is required. The bags
handle virtually any materials required for
sterilization up to 123 C (128 peak) for |
| extended periods. The Breather
Sheet is also available for lidding most
containers. |
Breather Bags ®are
fabricated from a slitted 3 mil polypropylene sheet, with
a heat-sealed Tyvek® breather strip which is then sealed
to a second polypropylene sheet to form a bag or tube.
When subject to varying chamber pressures, the breather
slits help equalize the internal and external pressures
while preventing the product from coming into contact
with the outer Tyvek barrier.
Polypropylene is an excellent all-purpose Level I
packaging film that provides good abrasion resistance and
superior film seal strength. Tyvek 1059B is a
pharmaceutical grade material that provides an excellent
barrier to dust and bacteria with thermal stability for
dry heat or autoclave sterilization.
Features
Sterilizable by steam, ethylene oxide and dry heat
Bags and lids are cleaned and packaged in our Class 10/100
clean room, and certified to Clean Room Products Level I.
(Other government, industry and company specs met on
request.)
Excellent alternative to cumbersome stainless steel
autoclave canisters: breather bags are less expensive,
and easier to handle and store
Transparent, for convenient visual inspection
Exceptional pliability enables operators to separate
"coagulated" products without opening the pouch
Bags and sheets in a variety of standard sizes
Custom sizes and gauges also available
Specifications
Breather dimensions: 4" wide.
Breather location: Center of bag or sheet.
Cleanliness level: Clean Room Products Level I.
Final packaging: Triple barrier packaged with inner nylon
and two polyethylene bags.
Options
Rubber modified polyethylene, 4 mil, for
increased seal strength at lower autoclave
extremes (<126°C ). Film is milky translucent |
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and
is certified to Clean Room Products Level II or
III. High density polyethylene, 3 mil, for
increased seal strength at lower autoclave
extremes (<126 C). Film is milky translucent
and is certified to Clean Room Products Level II
or III. Alternate breather widths available, 6"
and 8" standard. Alternate breather strip
location.
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A.
PROPERTIES OF POLYPROPYLENE
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Density
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.902
gm/cc
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Tensile
Strength @ Yield
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6000
psi
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Elongation
@ Yield
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30%
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Impact
50
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230
gm
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Tensile
MD
TD
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6300
psi
4600 psi
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Elongation
MD
TD
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620%
680%
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Moisture
Vapor Transmission
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.5
gm/mil/100 sq. in/24 hrs.
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Oxygen
Permeation
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130
cc/100 sq. in/24 hrs.
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B.
PROPERTIES OF TYVEK 1059 B
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Thickness
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6.7
mils
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Gurley
Porosity
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20
seconds
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Pore
size
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.22
microns
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Water Vapor
Permeability
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684 g/m2/24
hrs.
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STANDARD
BREATHER BAG® SIZES (in.) LB853 SERIES
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6 x 8
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15 x 30
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6 x 10
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16 x 16
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8 x 8
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18 x 18
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8 x 10
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18 x 20
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8 x 12
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18 x 24
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10 x 10
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18 x 30
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10 x 12
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18 x 36
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12 x 12
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20 x 24
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12 x 15
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20 x 30
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12 x 16
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20 x 36
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12 x 18
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24 x 12
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12 x 20
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24 x 24
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12 x 22
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24 x 30
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12 x 24
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24 x 36
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15 x 15
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30 x 30
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15 x 18
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36 x 36
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15 x 20
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36 x 48
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15 x 24
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STANDARD
BREATHER SHEET SIZES (in) LS863 SERIES
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8 x 12
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10 x 10
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12 x 15
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15 x 15
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15 x 18
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16 x 16
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24 x 12
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