Soaked wipes for the cleanroom (pre-moistened cleanroom wipes)

Soaked wipes for the cleanroom – also known as pre-moistened cleanroom wipes – are available in different pack sizes (single pack or several packs in a box), packaging types (folded in flat packs, on a roll in a dispenser box or poured into a bucket) and designs (non-sterile or sterile).

Among other things, the material from which the soaked cleanroom wipes are made can vary depending on the product, as can the liquid or mixture in which the wipes are soaked. And of course there are different manufacturers of pre-moistened wipes.

In the following article, we explain what impregnated wipes are and present some of these cleanroom products from the abovo online store.

What are soaked wipes – pre-moistened cleanroom wipes?

Pre-moistened cleanroom wipes – also known as soaked cleanroom wipes – are cleanroom wipes that are soaked in a solution, for example by soaking them in a mixture of 70% isopropanol alcohol (IPA) and 30% de-ionized water (DI water). However, there are also other impregnations, for example in other mixing ratios of IPA and DI water, mixtures of IPA and WFI (water for injection), impregnations in 100 % IPA or in certain other solutions. In addition, impregnated cleanroom wipes differ according to whether they are sterile or non-sterile.

Pre-moistened cleanroom wipes are used for cleaning and/or disinfection in cleanrooms.

Impregnated cleanroom wipes can be made of different materials, for example:

Meltblown polypropylene (non-knitted, non-woven)
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nonwoven (not knitted, nonwoven)
Polyester/cellulose composite (non-knitted, non-woven)
Polyester/polyamide microfiber fleece (non-knitted, non-woven)
Polyester (knitted fabric), sometimes together with proportions of other materials such as polyamide

Pre-impregnated cleanroom wipes are used in a wide variety of industries, such as the aviation industry, the medical technology industry, the pharmaceutical industry, semiconductor manufacturing and many more.

Advantages of pre-soaked wipes

Soaked wipes for the cleanroom have a number of advantages, which we list below:

Uniform liquid wetting with every cloth
Validation of certain products possible
Products available with documentation
Unlike spray disinfection, wipe disinfection also removes residues of microorganisms
Spraying disinfectants creates aerosols that can be harmful to employees’ health
pre-impregnated cleanroom wipes are only one product, whereas dry wipes still require a disinfectant and/or cleaning agent product, which leads to additional work during transfer, procurement, qualification and warehouse monitoring
up to 50 % time saving during use, as pre-soaked wipes can be used immediately (Ready-2-Use product) instead of having to spend time spraying; in addition, soaked wipes often have more liquid stored in them than can be stored when wipes are sprayed briefly, which makes soaked wipes more efficient when cleaning and/or disinfecting.

PolySat cloth TX1051 Texwipe

One of the most popular pre-moistened cleanroom wipes is the “PolySat wipe TX1051 Texwipe”, which is an impregnated cleanroom wipe made from 100 percent polypropylene. One of the reasons why the “PolySat wipe TX1051 Texwipe” is so popular is that it can be purchased from us in the abovo online store in a small sales unit, namely as a single flat pack of 50 wipes.

The most important properties of the “PolySat Cloth TX1051 Texwipe” are as follows:

Cleanroom class recommendation: ISO 5-9, GMP C-D
Impregnation: 70 % isopropanol alcohol (IPA), 30 % deionized water (DI water)
Material: Non-woven fabric made from 100% polypropylene (meltblown polypropylene), low-linting
Size: 23 cm x 28 cm (9″ x 11″)
Sterility: non-sterile
Color: White
Packaging type: Flat pack with 50 wipes
Sales unit: Flat pack with 50 wipes (PU50)

Here you will find the “PolySat cloth TX1051 Texwipe” in the online store of the Swiss cleanroom dealer abovo.

If you are looking for an impregnated cleanroom wipe that is sterile, you can use the “Cloth Sterile PolySat TX3213” (gamma sterilized incl. sterilization certificate).

ProSat cloth PS-911 Contec

An impregnated cleanroom wipe comparable to the “PolySat wipe TX1051 Texwipe” is the “ProSat wipe PS-911 Contec“. This pre-moistened wipe is also impregnated with a mixture of 70 % IPA and 30 % DI water and is made of 100 % polypropylene. One of the differences to the “PolySat wipe TX1051 Texwipe” is the number of wipes in the flat pack, as the “ProSat wipe PS-911 Contec” only contains 30 wipes in the flat pack. Another difference lies in the sales unit, which for the “ProSat Cloth PS-911 Contec” consists of a box with 50 flat packs, which with 30 cloths per flat pack makes a total minimum purchase quantity of 1500 cloths per order.

The most important features of the “ProSat PS-911 Contec cloth” are as follows:

Cleanroom class recommendation: ISO 5-9, GMP C-D
Impregnation: 70 % isopropanol alcohol (IPA), 30 % deionized water (DI water)
Material: Non-woven fabric made from 100% polypropylene (meltblown polypropylene), low-linting
Size: 23 cm x 28 cm (9″ x 11″)
Sterility: non-sterile
Color: White
Packaging type: Flat pack with 30 wipes
Sales unit: Carton with 50 flat packs of 30 wipes (PU1500)

Here you will find the “ProSat cloth PS-911 Contec” in the online store of the Swiss cleanroom dealer abovo.

But there are many more impregnated wipes for cleanrooms to discover in the abovo online store: Click here for an overview of the impregnated cleanroom wipes at abovo.

Further information on impregnated wipes for cleanrooms

If you need more information on impregnated wipes in cleanrooms, our experts at abovo will be happy to help you. For example, we can advise you on selecting the right impregnated cleanroom wipe for your application.

The easiest way to contact our cleanroom experts at abovo is by telephone or e-mail: