Incorporation of Applicator into a Modified Blow, Fill and Seal Unit-Dose Vial

Commercialization potential for unit-dose vials with shaft applicator and applicator tip is extremely promising. There is emerging market demand for this product, but no such products are presently available. The project investigates the optimum configuration(s), material(s) and attachment method(s) for both shafts and applicator tips, the end result being the manufacture of a variety of prototype unit-dose plastic vials with intergral applicators. This project will foster critically needed economic development in a chronically depressed rural region by leveraging and expanding technology-based entrepreneurial activities already underway.