What are the requirements of blood sugar test strips bottle

Blood glucose test strips are a kind of consumables used in conjunction with blood glucose detectors, coated with biological enzymes, and can detect the presence of a certain glucose in peripheral blood through their color changes. A good storage environment is the key to ensuring the accuracy of test strip detection, so what are the requirements for the test strip bottle?

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First of all, the raw materials of the test paper vial must have good barrier properties, which can isolate the intrusion of external air and impurities and affect the storage of blood glucose test strips. In terms of raw materials, polyethylene and polypropylene are the most common materials. These two materials are also common raw materials for medicinal plastic bottles.

Secondly, the packaging of blood glucose test strips must also have very good moisture resistance. Diabetes test strips are disposable materials, coated with biological enzymes, and used with blood glucose testers. Moisture is the main reason for the deterioration of enzyme reagents in test strips. In order to maintain the shelf life and accuracy of such moisture-prone products, moisture resistance of the packaging is crucial. There will be a desiccant inside the package to absorb moisture and ensure the stability of the internal environment. The blood glucose test strip is different from general tablets and other solid drugs, and is not suitable for storing bagged desiccant. Therefore, its packaging adopts a moisture-proof integrated cover, and the desiccant is placed on the top of the bottle cap. The desiccant is mostly silica gel, molecular sieve or a mixture of the two in equal proportions.

The requirements of blood glucose test strips bottle are mainly moisture resistance and sealing, which are also the key to ensuring the stability of blood glucose test strips. In addition, it should be noted that the test strip does not need to be stored in the refrigerator, but it is easy to be affected by moisture and affect the test results.

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