Substrates of different cleanroom wipe materials can be incompatible with disinfectants and sterilants used in your cleanroom cleaning procedures. Results? Disinfection is compromised leaving your facility vulnerable to unwanted, potentially dangerous, contamination of your products.
What can you do to assure the efficacy of your cleanroom disinfection? We have suggestions.
Pre-Saturated Cleanroom Wipes
Pre-saturated lint-free wipes are, by design, compatible with the cleanroom disinfectants they are impregnated with. Using pre-wetted cleanroom wipes not only reduces the chances of incompatibility, but also, increases convenience and promotes compliance with proper cleaning procedures. Plus, they produce lower levels of VOCs. There are many benefits to using pre-wetted lint-free wipes in your cleanroom.
We are seeing use of disposable pre-wetted cleanroom wipes proliferate in controlled cleanroom environments of the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and manufacturing industries.
Get free samples of our sterile and non-sterile pre-wetted cleanroom wipes to try out their convenience and effectiveness in your USP 797 pharmaceutical cleanroom, hospital lab, or other cleanroom application. Choosing the right cleanroom wipe for your application is one of the most vital aspects of maintaining your critical environment.
Disposable Cleanroom Wipes can have Disinfectant Incompatibility
Though pre-wetted lint-free wipes eliminate many common cleanroom cleaning issues with disinfectant saturation and incompatibility, some may overlook the fact that problems can be caused by adding certain disinfectant solutions to some wipe substrates.
Chlorine-based disinfectants, in particular, can result in compromised effectiveness when impregnated on a substrate containing cellulose. Cellulose or a cellulose blend is an economic and absorbent choice, so it is frequently used as a substrate for pre-wetted cleanroom.
But cellulose is organic matter so it can interfere with the effectiveness of a chlorine-based disinfectant wipe.
Because organic matter consumes chlorine, if organic matter is present on the surface being cleaned, the disinfectant properties are diluted. If all organic matter is removed from the surface prior to disinfection with chlorine, then this type of solution is effective and fast-acting. Depending on your application, ensure that your cleaning and wiping procedures include the right steps to keep your disinfection processes effective.
Choose a Cleanroom Wipe for your Controlled Environment
Our staff is experienced in USP 797 pharmaceutical and other sterile and non-sterile cleanroom applications. Let’s discuss your cleanroom supplies needs for your specific protocols to ensure that your cleanroom supplies do not become a source of contamination or other protocol failure.
Call us today to talk to an experienced cleanroom professional to ensure you select the right disposable cleanroom wipe or other clean room supplies you need.