Cotton is a natural fiber, which is treated & purified to be used in pharmaceutical dosage form packaging. These are used to occupy the void space present in the container to avoid chipping of tablets & formation of dents in hard gelatin capsules. Cotton is bio-degradable hence no issues for waste handling. Moisture content in cotton is 8%.
Cotton coils hold DMF no 6855. The testing parameters are as per USP monograph. These are available in various thickness i.e 6gm/yard, 9gm/yard, 12gm/yard, 16gm/yard, 20gm/yard. Cotton coils are available in the form of spools which enable easy automation&speed.
It complies with all regulatory requirements like TSE-BSE, latex free, benzophenone free, residual solvent free, Halal & kosher certificate.
Carolina absorbent cotton is the only vertically integrated cotton coil manufacturer in the United States. Cotton coil is composed of 100% bleached, absorbent cotton. The cotton fibers are selected for cleanliness and are designed to give superior performance in pharmaceutical.
Cotton Coils Features:
Standard Sizes are:
Specifications:
Bottle Size | Opening in Inchs | Suggested Gram Weight (Per linear yard) |
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50 cc | 11/16" | 9 gram |
75 cc | 11/16" | 9 gram |
120 cc | 11/4" | 12 gram |
150 cc | 11/4" | 12 gram |
190 cc | 11/4" | 12 gram |
290 cc | 11/2" | 16 gram |
400 cc | 11/2" | 16 gram |
500 cc | 11/2" | 16 gram |
Pharmaceutical Coil Chart:
Length of Cut | 31/2 gm/yd | 6 gm/yd | 9 gm/yd | 12 gm/yd | 16 gm/yd | 20 gm/yd | 26 gm/yd |
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2" | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 32 |
21/2" | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 40 |
3" | 7 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 48 |
31/2" | 8 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 56 |
4" | 9 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 64 |
41/2" | 10 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 72 |
5" | 11 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 80 |
51/2" | 12 | 21 | 31 | 37 | 54 | 68 | 88 |
6" | 13 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 59 | 74 | 95 |
61/2" | 14 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 64 | 80 | 108 |
7" | 15 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 69 | 86 | 110 |
PRODUCT: | Puritan Grade Coil |
MATERIAL CONTENT: | Bleached absorbent 100% cotton. Selected for its clean, uniform fibers. Designed to give superior performance in the packaging of pharmaceutical products |
BLEACHING METHOD: | Modern equipment and technology producing cotton, bleached white; without the use of optical brighteners. Meets the requirements in the U.S.P. General Chapter |
PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT: | Textile carding equipment designed to produce a uniform web and coil. |
PROCESS METHOD: | Carded and processed designed to meet customer and industry requirements. |
MOISTURE CONTENT: | Maximum 8.0% by weight |
WEIGHT TOLERANCE: | Plus or minus 15%, range of weights available 4 gram to 26 gram/yard.. |
PACKAGING: | Standard – 22/18-pound containers (net wt.) Inner: Polyethylene liner Outer: Cardboard designed to protect inner liner. |