ABSTRACT

This technical briefing provides information regarding the requirements of cleanroom garments to provide ongoing and effective control of airborne contamination within cleanrooms and controlled environments.

KEYWORDS: Abrasion Resistance, Air Permeability, Airborne Contamination, Airborne Dispersion, Airstream Challenge, Anti-microbial Surface Properties, Bacterial, Calibration, Chemical Resistance, Choice of Fabric, Cleanroom Garments, Cleanrooms, Contamination Control, Controlled Environments, Decontamination Cycles, Determination of Garment Effectiveness, Dispersal Chamber, Dry Linting Propensity, Electro-Static Discharge / Dissipative (ESD) Properties, Equivalent Pore Diameter, Flame Retardancy, Garment Fabric Testing Methods, Healthcare, Helmke Drum Test, HEPA Filter, Hygiene, Microbe-Carrying Particles (MCPs), Microbial Contamination, Monofilament Thread, Occlusive Fabric, Particle, Particle Removal Efficiency, Particle Transfer, Pharmaceutical, Requirements for Cleanroom Garments, Reusable Garment Life, Shedding, Static Dissipation Behaviour, Sterilisation, Testing Methods, Water Repellence, Water Vapour Permeability.

Further related information can be found in the following associated briefs:

1. Airborne particle counting using LSAPC – Technical Briefing (PDF)
2. Cleanroom Classification – Technical Briefing (PDF)
3. Cleanroom Testing – Technical Briefing (PDF)
4. High Efficiency Air Filters – Technical Briefing (PDF)
5. Cleanroom Airflow Visualisation – Technical Briefing (PDF)
6. Liquid and Gas Filtration – Technical Briefing (PDF)

More detailed information and explanation regarding people as a source of contamination, personnel contamination dispersal rates, the performance of cleanroom garments and the associated garment lifetime and gowning procedures are included in the following Honeyman training courses:

1. Cleanrooms: Principles in Practice®
2. Aseptic Processing: Principles in Practice®
3. Microbial Risk Management During Cleanroom Operations®