By Fran DeGrazio, Executive Advisor, Kymanox Corporation
Materials used in a drug package or device design are fundamental to ensuring a safe and effective drug development program. The recent growth in complex therapeutics has increased demand for sophisticated packaging and device designs as these products are extremely sensitive to their environmental and storage conditions. Device developers need to understand material properties of the various components and how those properties may be affected when interacting with the drug or other materials in the system.