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Classification Guide

Class Substrate Product Name Attributes
 
ISO Class 3 - 4
(1 - 10)
Vectra® Process
sealed-border
polyester knits
Vectra® Alpha® 10
Vectra® AlphaSorb® 10
Vectra Honeycomb® 10
Vectra® Premium Polyester


 
Lowest particle, fiber, NVR and ionic levels for the most critical environments. Wiper borders are sealed. Product is laundered and cleanroom-packaged.
  Sealed-border
polyester knits
Alpha® 10
AlphaSorb® 10

SterileWipe™ LP10*
SterileWipe™ AS10*

 
Large and specialty sealed-border wipers for the most critical environments
ISO Class 5 - 6
(100 - 1,000)
Synthetic knits
 
AlphaWipe®
AlphaSorb® HC
AlphaLite®
MiracleWipe®
ThermaSeal™

SterileWipe™ LP*

 
Wipers are cut, laundered and cleanroom packaged to provide low particle, fiber, NVR and ionic levels; fibers higher than sealed-border category
ISO Class 6 - 7
(1,000 - 10,000)
Nonwoven Wipers
Hydroentangled polyester/
cellulose blends
TechniCloth®
TechniCloth® II
TechniCloth® III
BlueWipe®
VersaWipe®

SterileWipe™ HS II*

 
Can be used in areas where moderate contamination control is required
ISO Class 7
(>10,000)
Specialty Wipers
 
   
  Cotton TexWipe®
 
Use where heat resistance, absorbency or ESD properties are needed
 
  Foam FoamWipe™
 
High absorbency; use where some particle control is needed
 
  Polyester Absorbond®

 
Lowest NVR available with a soft, optical grade texture
 
  Polypropylene/cellulose composite BetaWipe™
 
Highly absorbent and durable
 

*Gamma irradiated to 10-6Sterility Assurance Level