Methods of fabricating test sample containers by applying barrier coatings after sealed container sterilization
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65B-001/04
B01L-003/00
C12M-001/24
C12M-001/00
C12M-001/34
G01N-033/50
출원번호
US-0790177
(2013-03-08)
등록번호
US-9428287
(2016-08-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Wolters, Weihua Sonya
Philipak, Stanley Michael
출원인 / 주소
bioMérieux, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Myers Bigel & Sibley, P.A.
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초록▼
Methods of fabricating a culture container include molding a single monolithic layer of polymeric material into a container body having a container shape; introducing a colorimetric sensor material and growth media into the container body; introducing a gas mixture into the container body to define
Methods of fabricating a culture container include molding a single monolithic layer of polymeric material into a container body having a container shape; introducing a colorimetric sensor material and growth media into the container body; introducing a gas mixture into the container body to define a headspace gas in an upper portion of the container body; attaching a stopper to the neck of the container body with the sensor material; sealing the container body with the stopper closed to define a sealed container with the growth media and the headspace gas enclosed therein; then sterilizing the sealed container; then applying a gas barrier coating to an exterior of the sterilized container body so that the sealed container has an oxygen transmission rate (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm) that is between about 0.001 to about 0.01 to thereby define a culture container that is ready-to-use and shelf stable without autoclaving.
대표청구항▼
1. A process for producing culture sample containers, comprising: introducing a colorimetric sensor material into a molded container body of a single monolithic layer of polymeric material, the container body having a container shape with a bottom and an upwardly extending wall;introducing growth me
1. A process for producing culture sample containers, comprising: introducing a colorimetric sensor material into a molded container body of a single monolithic layer of polymeric material, the container body having a container shape with a bottom and an upwardly extending wall;introducing growth media into the container body;introducing a gas or gas mixture into the container body under vacuum to define a headspace gas in an upper portion of the container body;attaching a stopper to the container body with the sensor material;sealing the container body with the stopper with the growth media and the headspace gas enclosed therein to form a sealed culture sample container; thensterilizing the sealed container; thenapplying a fluid gas barrier material to an exterior of the sterilized sealed container body to form a gas barrier coating as an exterior surface of the sealed culture container so that the sealed container has an oxygen transmission rate (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air) that is between 0.00001 and 0.1; andproviding the sealed container with the applied gas barrier coating as the exterior surface as a ready to use sealed culture sample container that is shelf stable and does not undergo post-gas barrier coating autoclaving. 2. The process of claim 1, wherein the applying the gas barrier coating step is carried out to cover substantially all external surfaces of the container body. 3. The process of claim 1, further comprising applying a top coat on the gas barrier coating, wherein the oxygen transmission rate is between 0.001 and 0.01 (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air). 4. The process of claim 3, further comprising, after the applying step, curing the coating solution on the container body to form a thin transparent coating film that adheres to and is not detachable from the outer surface of the container body. 5. The process of claim 1, wherein the applying step is carried out to apply a first barrier coating layer, curing the first barrier coating layer, then applying a second barrier coating layer or a top coat. 6. The process of claim 1, wherein applying the gas barrier coating is carried out either (a) using a gas barrier material that, after curing, defines a transparent film that adheres to the outer surface of the container body or (b) vapor-depositing a thin layer onto the container body. 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the polymeric material comprises polycarbonate (PC) or cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). 8. The process of claim 1, further comprising curing the gas barrier coating into a monolayer transparent film or a vapor deposited transparent layer having a thickness between about 1 micron to 1000 microns. 9. The process of claim 1, further comprising, before the introducing, attaching and applying steps, coating an internal surface of the container body with silica oxide. 10. The process of claim 1, further comprising, before the sterilizing step and after attaching the stopper, crimping a cap onto the sealed container, wherein the applied gas barrier coating is a mono-layer transparent film or vapor-deposited transparent layer that has a thickness that is between about 10-100 microns, on average, wherein the sealed container body has a shelf life of one year or more and can maintain 90% of its draw volume, and wherein the oxygen transmission rate is between 0.001 and 0.01 (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air). 11. The process of claim 1, further comprising applying an internal coating onto interior surfaces of the container body before the introducing steps. 12. The process of claim 1, wherein the container body bottom is substantially flat. 13. The process of claim 1, further comprising, before the sterilizing step and after attaching the stopper, crimping a cap onto the sealed container, wherein the colorimetric sensor material comprises Liquid Emulsion Silicone (LES), wherein the applied gas barrier coating is a mono-layer transparent film or a vapor-deposited transparent layer that has a thickness that is between about 10-30 microns, on average, wherein the sealed container body has a shelf life of one year or more, and wherein the oxygen transmission rate is between 0.001 and 0.01 (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air). 14. The process of claim 1, further comprising suspending the sterilized sealed container during the applying step to thereby expose the container body to allow the gas barrier coating material to coat the entire container body. 15. The process of claim 1, wherein the culture container is a blood sample container for culturing microbes in a blood sample. 16. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of applying the gas barrier coating is carried out so that the sealed culture container has a monolayer barrier coating that is between 1 and 1000 microns thick and the sealed, sterilized container with the post-seal and post-sterilization gas barrier coating oxygen transmission rate that is between about 0.001 to about 0.01 (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air). 17. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of applying the gas barrier coating is carried out to define a sealed container with a bi-layer external gas barrier coating that has an oxygen transmission rate that is between about 0.001 to about 0.009 (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air). 18. The process of claim 1, wherein the container body has an upper portion with a shoulder and neck, and wherein the container body is visually transmissive with a wall having a wall thickness that is between about 0.5 and 5 mm. 19. A process for producing monolayer polymeric culture sample containers, comprising: introducing a colorimetric sensor material comprising Liquid Emulsion Silicone (LES), into a molded container body of a single monolithic layer of polymeric material, the container body having a container shape with a bottom and an upwardly extending wall, wherein the upwardly extending has a wall thickness that is between about 0.5 and 5 mm;introducing growth media into the container body;introducing a gas or gas mixture into the container body under vacuum to define a headspace gas in an upper portion of the container body;sealing the container body with a stopper enclosing the growth media and the headspace gas therein; thenautoclaving the sealed container body with the growth media and headspace gas enclosed therein; thenapplying then curing a fluid gas barrier coating to an exterior of the sterilized sealed container body while the sealed container body encloses the growth media and headspace gas therein to define a sealed culture container with the gas barrier coating as an exterior surface that is ready-to-use and shelf stable without post-gas barrier coating autoclaving, wherein the sealed culture container has a shelf life of one year or more and, measured at one year, can maintain 90% of its draw and has an oxygen transmission rate (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm air) that is between 0.001 and 0.01, and wherein the sealed container body with the applied gas barrier coating is visually transmissive. 20. The process of claim 19, wherein the applied gas barrier coating is a mono-layer transparent film or a vapor-deposited transparent layer that has a thickness that is between about 10-30 microns, on average.
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