[labnetwork] Cleanroom gloves

[Tatiana Pinedo Rivera]

Hi colleagues,

In the spirit of sustainability, I know that Valutek has a line of
cleanroom-grade gloves for different cleanroom classes. They had a booth at
UGIM. They also do all sorts of cleanroom disposables: cleanroom wipes,
cleanroom paper they claim is recyclable, overshoes, hairnets, etc.
Valutek has recently partnered with Terra Cycle to offer a recycling program
<https://www.valutek.com/pages/recycling-program> and offer incentives to
recycle waste.
We haven't tried them yet. Is anyone currently using Valutek consumables
and their recycling program? I would be very keen to hear feedback about
their products and their recycling program.

Cheers,

Tatiana

*Tatiana Pinedo Rivera, PhD* (she/her/hers)
Nanolithography and Characterisation Team Leader
Senior Process Engineer

Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication
ANFF Victoria
151 Wellington Road, Clayton VIC 3168 Australia

P: +61 (0)3 9905 9660
E: tatiana.pinedo at nanomelbourne.com
W: http://nanomelbourne.com




On Sat, 8 Oct 2022 at 02:49, Tony L Olsen <tony.olsen at utah.edu> wrote:

> 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.
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> Tony Olsen
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> Nanofab Cleanroom Supervisor/Process Engineer
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> University of Utah
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> 36 S Wasatch Drive, Suite 2500
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> Salt Lake City, UT  84112
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> 801-587-0651
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> www.nanofab.utah.edu
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> *From:* Football <yaofootball at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 6, 2022 11:11
> *To:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> *Subject:* [labnetwork] Cleanroom gloves
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> Dear Colleague,
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> 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.
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> Thanks!
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> *Fubo Rao, Ph.D.,*
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> *Nanofabrication Cleanroom Manager,*
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> *Center for Nanoscale Materials,*
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> *Argonne National Laboratory*
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> *9700 S. Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439*
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> *Phone: 630-252-5708*
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> *Email: frao at anl.gov <http://frao@anl.gov>*
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