DocumentCode :
2390012
Title :
Passive gamma-resistant RFID tags integrated into gamma-sterilizable pharmaceutical components
Author :
Potyrailo, Radislav A. ; Surman, Cheryl ; Morris, William G. ; Ehring, Hanno ; Wortley, Timothy ; Pizzi, Vincent ; Carter, Jeff ; Gach, Gerard
Author_Institution :
Gen. Electr. Global Res., Niskayuna, NY, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
14-16 April 2010
Firstpage :
110
Lastpage :
117
Abstract :
The single-use bioprocessing is an attractive new approach of biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Digital identification of single-use bioprocess components is critical to facilitate their asset management, to document electronic pedigree, and to provide authentication. This identification can be achieved using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. In this study, we critically analyze the challenges for the gamma-sterilizable RFID tag technology to retain the reliable read/write ability of the tags after their gamma irradiation. In RFID tags, the gamma radiation induced loss of device performance (i.e. the ability to reliably write and read data from an integrated circuit (IC) memory chip) originates from two independent sources such as (1) radiation effects on the non-charge-based storage memory material and (2) radiation effects on the performance of analog and digital circuit components of an IC memory chip device. Our interdisciplinary knowledge of product design, analytical instrumentation, RF engineering, and Six Sigma statistics has resulted in the design and implementation of the tag interrogation concept that insures the high reliability of tag read/write after the gamma irradiation.
Keywords :
CMOS memory circuits; biotechnology; gamma-ray applications; pharmaceutical industry; pharmaceuticals; radiation effects; radiofrequency identification; sterilisation (microbiological); CMOS circuitry; IC memory chip device; RF engineering; analog circuit component; analytical instrumentation; biopharmaceutical manufacturing; digital circuit component; gamma irradiation; gamma sterilizable pharmaceutical components; noncharge based storage memory material; passive gamma resistant RFID tags; product design; radiation effects; radio frequency identification tags; single-use bioprocessing; six sigma statistics; tag interrogation concept; Analog integrated circuits; Digital integrated circuits; Integrated circuit reliability; Passive RFID tags; Performance loss; Pharmaceuticals; RFID tags; Radiation effects; Radiofrequency identification; Read-write memory; gamma sterilization; integrated circuit radiation effects; radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; single-use pharmaceutical components;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
RFID, 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5742-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RFID.2010.5467255
Filename :
5467255
Link To Document :
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