Standard Guide for Development of Test Methods for the Counting and Sizing of Particulate Matter on the Surfaces of Single-Use Bioprocessing Equipment
一次性使用生物加工设备表面颗粒物质的计数和尺寸测定试验方法开发的标准指南
1.1
In this guide, guidance on the development of particle quantification test methods that determine the count and sizes of particulate matter present on the surfaces of single-use bioprocessing equipment (single-use systems (SUS)) applied in biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes is described.
1.2
In particle quantification test methods, liquid is applied to extract particulate matter from the surfaces of SUS, and the extract is subsequently analyzed with a particle measurement technique to determine particle count and sizes.
1.3
This guide is limited to the application of the particle measurement techniques described in the pharmacopoeia for parenteral drug products: light obscuration (LO), membrane microscopy (MM), and flow imaging (FI).
1.4
In this guide, the commonly applied size classifications for subvisible (10 µm to 100 µm) and visible (
≥
100 µm) particulate matter are adopted.
1.5
For the validation requirements for particle quantification test methods, see Practice
E3468
.
1.6
Units—
The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.7
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8
This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
====== Significance And Use ======
4.1
In the absence of standards pertaining to the measurement of particulate matter present on the surfaces of SUS, a longstanding practice is to adapt USP <788> (harmonized with Ph. Eur. 2.9.19 and JP 6.07) to SUS. However, USP <788> only describes test methods for the measurement of “particulate matter in injections.” The adaptation of these test methods written for final parenteral drug products to single-use bioprocessing equipment requires the addition of non-standardized procedures, and multiple assumptions are needed to transform USP <788> acceptance criteria for injectable drug products into acceptance criteria for SUS.
4.2
A complete assessment of the levels of subvisible and visible particulate matter present on the surfaces of SUS requires test methods specifically designed and validated for this purpose. In this guide, guidance is given on the development of “particle quantification test methods,” whereby a SUS is extracted with a test liquid (extraction procedure), the resulting extraction liquid converted into a test sample (test sample preparation procedure), and the test sample analyzed (particle measurement procedure) to determine the particle count and sizes in the test sample.
4.3
The requirements for validation of particle quantification test methods are given in Practice
E3468
.