Cleanroom wipes are a low lint cloth used in a clean room or controlled environment to wipe away surface contamination and spills.

Common cleanroom contaminates would be solid particles, liquids and bio contaminants.

Different types of clean room wipe material have been developed to offer absorbency, cleanliness, resistance to chemicals and abrasion resistance.

What Types of Cleanroom Wipe Are Available?

Basically, there are three types to consider:

Woven

Non-Woven

Pre-Saturated

There is also the consideration as to whether a wipe should be sterile or non-sterile.

Advantages:

Strong, will not tear, non-shedding

Clean, low in particles, used in the most critical applications and critical clean rooms

Soft, Non-Abrasive

Can be Gamma Irradiated for sterility. Low microbiological endotoxin levels

Highly Absorbent

Types of Edges finish:

Knife Cut Edge

Laser Sealed Edge

Ultrasonically Sealed Edge

The highest specification wipes include either laser or ultrasonic edge sealing to reduce contamination.