Wipes Selection Guide
Keep your areas clean and reduce the spread of germs by simply grabbing a cleaning wipe. We offer a variety of dry and presaturated wipes for standard labs as well as clean rooms.
Cleanroom wipes decrease the risk of contamination in controlled environments. These specialized wipes have features such as individually sealed packaging, easy dispensing canisters, sealed edges to eliminate fiber release, durability, maximum performance, excellent pickup and retention of particles, and gamma irradiated to a 10 to the negative six sterility assurance level. We even have wipes in compliance with ISO Class 3, 5, 6 and 8.
To help you select the correct wipe for your lab, we have compiled the features of various wipe types as well as their performance for specific application areas (see Table 1).
Table 1. Wipes Selection Guide
| Type | Format | Features | GSM | Applications |
| Support Areas | Gowning | General Wiping Primary Areas | Work Stations / Equipment | Aseptic Core, Fill and Sterile Areas |
| Quilted two-ply polyester | Nonsterile | Highly absorbent
Ultra clean
Laser-sealed edges
Cleanroom laundered | 250 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | |
| Sterile | Highly absorbent
Ultra clean
Laser-sealed edges
Cleanroom laundered
Gamma sterile
| 250 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Single-ply polyester | Nonsterile | Good chemical resistance
Low NVRS, fibers, ions, and extractables
Cleanroom laundered
| 135 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | |
| Sterile | Good chemical resistance
Low NVRS, fibers, ions and extractables
Cleanroom Laundered
Gamma sterile | 135 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Microfiber | Nonsterile | Excellent residue removal
Ideal for glass, optics, or similar | 100 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | |
| Polycellulose | Nonsterile | Excellent absorbency
Polyester gives needed cleanliness levels
Excellent for spills | 68 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Sterile | Excellent absorbency
Polyester gives needed cleanliness levels
Excellent for spills
Gamma sterile | 68 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Polypropylene, wood pulp, viscose blend; presaturated | Nonsterile | Premoistened with 70% alcohol or 100% DI water
Strong, nonwoven cloth, soft, and lint-free
Excellent for cleaning surfaces/removing residue | 40 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Presaturated polyester | Sterile | Premoistened with 70% IPA and 30% DI/WFI 2
120 GSM, laser-cut edge reduces fiber contamination
Very low levels of particulate and extractable counts
High-abrasion resistance
Gamma sterile | 120 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓ |
| Nonsterile | Premoistened with 70% IPA and 30% DI
Ideal for quick removal of surface-level contaminants from workbenches, electronics, equipment and tools in ISO Class 8 | 45 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Presaturated polycellulose | Sterile | 55% cellulose, 45% polyester blend
Premoistened with 70% isopropyl alcohol and 30% DI/WFI Nonwoven, with no chemical binders
Cold knife cut edge
Gamma sterilized and packaged in an ISO Class 6 cleanroom
Convenient resealable pouch | 56 ±5 g/m2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| | | | ✓ = suitable ✓✓=preferred |
