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A cleanroom technician wearing blue nitrile gloves and a protective gown carefully wipes a highly reflective stainless steel surface with a white cleanroom wipe, highlighting precision cleaning in a controlled, sterile environment.

Cleanroom Wiper & Vendor Selection: Recommended Practices

This is Chapter 3 of Valutek's Technical Paper Series:
Cleanroom Wiper & Vendor Selection: Recommended Practices
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Overview

Cleanroom wipers are indispensable for maintaining the high cleanliness standards required in controlled environments. Selecting the appropriate wiper affects not only the efficiency of cleaning processes but also the overall contamination control strategy.

In Chapter 3, you will:

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of how different wiper materials perform
  • Learn about the challenges involved in balancing absorbency with particle generation
  • Understand how to interpret vendor testing data for informed product selection
  • Discover best practices to optimize cleanliness and operational efficiency for various applications, from general facility cleaning to critical surface wiping.
“Effective wiper selection balances cleaning capacity with contamination control, a critical factor in protecting your process integrity.”
— Jan Eudy, Cleanroom and Contamination Control Consultant

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Jan Eudy is a cleanroom/contamination control and microbiological subject matter expert with more than 30 years of industry experience in semiconductor, microelectronics, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, food manufacturing, compounding pharmacies, aerospace, and automotive. As the corporate quality assurance manager for Cintas Corp., Jan oversaw research and development, directed the quality system and ISO registration at all cleanroom locations, and supported validation and sterile services. During her time with the company, Jan also implemented and maintained the HACCP risk management program at all Cintas industrial laundries. She is also a Past President and Fellow of the Institute for Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST).

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