Cleanroom gloves are manufactured with materials such as nitrile, natural rubber, and synthetic materials such as neoprene and polyisoprene. Gloves designed for cleanroom use are engineered to produce minimal pollution and particle generation.

Features and benefits:

• Chemical-resistant
• Powder-free surface
• Highly puncture resistant
• Bagged and cleanroom packaged
• Cleanroom processed and washed
• Minimal pollution and particle generation

Our selection of gloves for controlled environments includes options for maintaining compliance with USP, IEST, and ASTM standards. We also offer a variety of gloves compatible with ultra-critical cleanrooms, including Class 10 / ISO 4 – Class 100 / ISO 5 cleanrooms.

• Class 10 Gloves
• Class 100 Gloves
• Class 1000 (and higher) Gloves

Gloves for a Variety of High-Tech Industries

Clean room gloves are used for a variety of applications and industries, including medical, pharmaceutical, laboratory, life science, small-parts manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, electronics, and clean manufacturing. Even certain applications within the same cleanroom may require a specific glove. Various controlled environments carry specific requirements for gloves. Sterile cleanrooms will likely have to follow USP797/UPS800 guidelines, which require ASTM chemo-rated gloves and sometimes Sterile Gloves. Different classes of cleanrooms also have their own recommendations for gloves. Higher-level cleanrooms such as ISO 3, 4 & 5 (formerly Class 1, 10, and 100) would likely need the gloves to be specifically designated for use in those environments.

What Makes a Glove Suitable for Use in a Cleanroom?

The main purpose of a cleanroom glove is to provide a barrier for the cleanroom worker and to protect the environment from the cleanroom worker. It is the finest details in the manufacturing process that make a glove suitable for cleanroom use. Similar to medical exam gloves, cleanroom gloves should be chemical-resistant, powder-free surface, highly puncture-resistant. It is the following features that truly make a glove suitable for cleanroom applications. Additional processing such as washing, rinsing, and sometimes chlorination is preformed to regulate particle release and NVR (non-volatile residue). Gloves can go through multiple washing cycles to reach higher levels of cleanliness. The gloves are typically washed in DI (deionized) water in cleanroom equipment, all within a controlled environment. Gloves approved for higher level cleanroom will be bagged and not boxed. This is because when a glove is pulled from a cardboard box, it’s likely to release particulate into the environment. It is important to remember that gloves for use in cleanrooms should be selected based on your specific application and environment.