[labnetwork] Cleanroom gloves

[Tony L Olsen]

There are lots of options, but for years we’ve been using TechNitrile TN2000 Series gloves (both white and blue) from TechNiGlove International.  Like most alternatives, they have microtextured fingertips, which are not visible to the naked eye, but we’ve been happy with them.  I don’t recall any complaints about grip.  They are available through various suppliers.

tonyO


Tony Olsen
Nanofab Cleanroom Supervisor/Process Engineer
University of Utah
36 S Wasatch Drive, Suite 2500
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
801-587-0651
www.nanofab.utah.edu



From: Football <yaofootball at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2022 11:11
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Cleanroom gloves

Dear Colleague,

I wonder what brands and types of cleanroom gloves you use in your cleanroom. At Argonne, we have been using the Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Kimtech™ Pure G5 Blue Cleanroom Nitrile Gloves. Some time back we noticed that these blue ones were discontinued by the manufacturer, then we started to use the Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Kimtech™ Pure G3 Cleanroom NXT™ Nitrile Gloves. Besides the pros that this G3 type is less expensive and releases less particles than the G5 blue ones, some users noticed the difference in the grip strength of these two. The G3 has a smooth finish while the G5 blue has a more coarse finish which some users think has provided more grip strength.

Thanks!
Fubo Rao, Ph.D.,
Nanofabrication Cleanroom Manager,
Center for Nanoscale Materials,
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439
Phone: 630-252-5708
Email: frao at anl.gov
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