Abstract
This paper describes a study undertaken in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, which examined particle levels from the footwear of personnel entering a cleanroom and after stepping onto a cleanroom mat. The study compared six adhesive cleanroom mats and polymeric flooring and considered the change in the number of particles on footwear (uncovered shoes and shoes covered with an overshoe) before and after personnel had traversed cleanroom flooring. From this comparison, the level of reduction was greatest from the footwear of staff who had walked across the polymeric flooring. The study also assessed the level of particles produced when the top layer of a cleanroom mat was removed, and these data are presented for information purposes. © 2012 Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sciences Society.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 110-119 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | European Journal of Parenteral and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Cleanroom
- Cleanroom mat
- Contamination control
- Particle counts
- Polymeric flooring