Desiccant Capsules and Canisters are small, rigid cylindrical containers filled with specialised moisture adsorbers, such as silica gel and molecular sieves. They can also contain activated carbon to control odours.
These Canisters and Capsules will enhance the stability of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical products by preventing moisture degradation, thereby extending shelf life and efficacy.
Water, via hydrolytic degradation, is a major pathway for destabilisation of many active pharmaceutical ingredients, shortening the shelf life and efficacy. Furthermore, moisture can also degrade nutritional products as well as sensitive enzymatic reagents in diagnostic devices. Desiccant canisters help prevent moisture damage by adsorbing free water within a package headspace as well as any moisture that gains ingress via Moisture Vapour Transmission.
Due to their rigid design, desiccant canisters are ideal for automatic, high speed insertion into pharmaceutical and nutraceutical bottles. While desiccant packets are fed from a reel and can require periodic line stoppages, desiccant canisters or capsules are fed through a hopper system, allowing seamless, constant insertion.
Desiccant canisters are available is sizes ranging from 0.3 gram to 27 grams, they are manufactured to meet the relevant FDA & EU standards for direct food contact.
Desiccant capsules are small, rigid containers filled with desiccant material that can be inserted or placed inside packaging or medical devices to protect them from moisture.
Desiccant Capsules are available in a wide range of shapes and sizes to fit specific applications. Cylindrical capsules can be dropped directly into pharmaceutical bottles. Flat capsules can be inserted into blister packaging, while other options can be assembled directly into packaging closures.
Contact out technical team for further advice on these products and on our moisture vapour transmission software for calculating the required desiccant for your specific application.
