Getting a handle on gloves

摘要

Putting a finger on the right cleanroom glove for a specific application can be a handful for even the savviest of contamination control professionals. On one hand, the search will undoubtedly lead to the discovery of several manufacturers and distributors, and many will recall CkanRooms East 2001 in Boston, where 17 glove manufacturers exhibited. On the other hand, there are numerous factors to consider, like ISO Class 4 or ISO Class 5 cleanliness, dexterity and, of course, the material the make up the glove itself. It could be made from latex, neoprene, nitrile, nylon, polyester, polyethylene, polyurethane, PTFE or vinyl, all of which link similarities in respective product lines, yet each of these materials have qualities that may make one better for certain applications than others.