The 8th International Pharmaceutical Biological Cold Chain and Temperature Control Management Summit was held in Shanghai on March 21-22, 2017. The meeting gathered senior decision makers from many biopharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical trials and medical testing centers, and third-party logistics companies to look at the establishment and supervision of the quality system of the biopharmaceutical industry from a comprehensive perspective. I found an interesting new material application at this summit. DuPont ™ Tyvek® Tyvek® brand materials are used in the heat insulation cover of goods transportation. They learned about its application advantages and its role in the field of pharmaceutical logistics.
DuPont ™ Tyvek® Tyvek® Cargo Thermal Insulation Hood provides important temperature protection for temperature-sensitive goods during short-term storage, transportation, and distribution. It has been widely adopted by pharmaceutical companies, third-party logistics companies, and airlines around the world. The reason is the proven protection and tangible economic benefits provided by Tyvek® Cargo Transport Insulation.
DuPont ™ Tyvek® Freight Insulation Hoods provide multiple hazard protection for pharmaceuticals during transportation. They are designed to protect normal temperature pharmaceuticals that need to be stored in environments such as + 15 ° C + 25 ° C or + 15 ° C + 30 ° C. Provide reliable and economical protection during transportation and distribution to meet the requirements of current regulations (GDP, GSP).
Tyvek® Cargo Transport Insulation is an economical cargo transport protection solution that provides superior protection against different threats: shields the covered product from solar radiation and shields it from extreme environmental temperatures; avoids rain, snow, and Insects
Physical aggression; allowing gas and steam to pass through the cover without impairing its ability to act as an effective barrier to physical hazards, blocking harmful gases, steam, condensation hazards and biological threats; covering products to prevent theft or private disassembly …
Tyvek® Freight Thermal Insulation Performance Verification Test for Drug Flow in China
Engineers from DuPont showed the performance verification test results of Tyvek® freight heat shields in China at the summit site. This test is to verify the thermal insulation performance of Tyvek® freight heat shields under a wide range of application scenarios and extreme conditions, to understand the actual thermal insulation effect of the product, and to guide the future distribution of cold chain medicines (including normal temperature).
Through a series of research tests, Tyvek® freight heat shields can exert good thermal insulation effects under various extreme conditions, especially in terms of resisting solar radiation heat.
Take a comparative test of Tyvek® Solar ™ W20 freight heat shield as an example. When the outdoor temperature exceeds 30 degrees, the temperature of the tray used for comparison is under the sun's radiation, and the maximum temperature reaches 75.9 degrees, while Tyvek® Solar ™ W20 effectively slows the rise in cargo temperature and keeps it in a milder temperature environment.
Tyvek® Solar ™ W20 Freight Thermal Insulation Control Test Completed by DuPont Engineers on June 14, 2016 at Shanghai Guoyao Logistics:
Verification summary
For the weak link of 2-8 ℃ cold chain transportation, the transfer between cold storage and refrigerated trucks, the use of Tyvek® Xtreme ™ W50 freight heat shield can effectively extend the insulation time, and meet the short-term exposure to non-cold chain links during the transfer process. Demand to make cold chain products comply with GSP specifications.
For the transportation of normal temperature medicines, the use of Tyvek® freight heat shields can effectively extend the heat preservation time, reduce the temperature influence of the extreme weather on the transported medicines, especially the influence of sunlight, prevent the occurrence of extreme temperatures and ensure product quality.
In specific use, a reasonable verification plan should be formulated for different seasons and environments. And based on relevant test data, choose economically applicable protective measures.
Summit results
At the summit, Sinopharm Cold Chain and industry experts worked together to discuss and create key challenges and best practices that connect all stakeholders' ecosystems, and how to provide suggestions for establishing a closed-loop quality system for biomedical cold chains. DuPont ™ Tyvek® Tyvek® freight heat shields will also play an increasingly important role in this field, responding to the special challenges of the cold chain, and providing better solutions to the problems that China's cold chain industry has to solve.