Water for Injection (WFI)
FilmTec™ elements for consistent, high purity medical grade water.
Cost effective, efficient production of water for injection (WFI) and sterile water
Biologic drugs, including mAbs and peptides, have seen tremendous growth over the past two decades, resulting in an increase in the number of injectable drug formulations. While standard tap water is purified to a level sufficient for drinking, water standards for ingredient water are very high as drugs are injected directly into the bloodstream. WFI requires high purity water that has highly controlled endotoxin levels and minimal microbial contamination.
Global regulatory authorities have had to broaden the technology options to secure cost-effective and dependable access to WFI and sterile WFI. The most widely used WFI method is distillation; however, this method is highly capital intensive and incurs high energy costs for heating the water.
To address these barriers, many pharmacopeias have allowed or are evaluating alternative technologies such as reverse osmosis (RO). RO systems tend to have lower operating costs than distillation techniques, lower total capital costs, and require a smaller footprint in the facility.
HSRO (Heat-Sanitizable RO) is one of the most popular options because it eliminates the need for sanitizing chemicals, uses less labor, and is more energy efficient than traditional RO. In addition to injectable drugs, WFI can be used to clean equipment and packing materials such as glass vials and syringes.
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FilmTec™ Elements – RO Membranes for Water for Injection (WFI) Systems
Desalting
High quality water for cost effective standard and sterile WFI
FilmTec™ elements are important components in medical grade water systems and help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) meet international pharmacopeial requirements for the formulation of injectable drugs and sterile WFI.
Unlike traditional distillation systems that may use a lot of chemicals and labor to sanitize the water, heat sanitizable RO (HSRO) FilmTec™ elements can require less energy and lower lifetime cost without compromising water quality.
With over 30+ years of technical experience in water purification, DuPont solutions enable OEMs to produce reliable, high quality medical grade water.
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Desalting+
High quality water for cost effective standard and sterile WFI
FilmTec™ elements are important components in medical grade water systems and help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) meet international pharmacopeial requirements for the formulation of injectable drugs and sterile WFI.
Unlike traditional distillation systems that may use a lot of chemicals and labor to sanitize the water, heat sanitizable RO (HSRO) FilmTec™ elements can require less energy and lower lifetime cost without compromising water quality.
With over 30+ years of technical experience in water purification, DuPont solutions enable OEMs to produce reliable, high quality medical grade water.
View all products for desalting in our product finder.
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