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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Computational Modeling

Background:

  • Autoinjectors with dual-chamber cartridges (AIDCs) are critical for self-administration of lyophilized drugs and vaccines.
  • Optimizing AIDC performance requires understanding complex interactions between device parameters and formulation properties.
  • Current development cycles often involve extensive and time-consuming experimental testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply a physics-based model for understanding and optimizing the behavior of AIDCs.
  • To predict AIDC performance, including injection time and stopper trajectories, based on formulation and device parameters.
  • To reduce the need for physical prototyping and experimental validation in AIDC development.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a physics-based model incorporating equations of motion for dual stoppers.
  • Integrated the ideal gas law and an experimentally derived stopper friction model.
  • Validated the model using experimental injection time data across various diluent volumes and viscosities.

Main Results:

  • The model accurately predicts essential performance requirements like injection time and stopper trajectories.
  • Demonstrated good agreement between model predictions and experimental data for diverse conditions.
  • Identified key parameters influencing AIDC performance, enabling virtual testing of configurations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed physics-based model provides a robust framework for virtual AIDC performance assessment.
  • This simulation-led approach facilitates informed device selection and reduces experimental burden.
  • The modeling framework is applicable to a wide range of spring-driven AIDCs for lyophilized product delivery.