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Cleaning Validation Series Cleanroom Swabs

Low-TOC, high-recovery swabs for FDA-driven cleaning verification.

Texwipe’s Cleaning Validation Series swabs are engineered specifically for surface sampling in cleaning validation protocols—helping teams verify that equipment and process areas are meeting residue and bioburden limits required by regulated industries. These swabs are built for consistent, accurate sample recovery across both specific analytical methods (HPLC, UV-Vis, IMS) and non-specific methods like TOC (Total Organic Carbon), and they perform reliably with a wide range of diluents.

The series includes Low-TOC Alpha® polyester knit swabs (green-handled), which are further cleaned to extremely low background TOC to prevent false positives—making them ideal for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and API manufacturing validation. Options like TX714K and TX761K support TOC recovery goals, while Alpha® and Absorbond® validation swabs are widely used for HPLC/UV-Vis sampling in ISO-classified cleanrooms and critical manufacturing suites.

For faster, more controlled sampling, Texwipe also offers TOC/HPLC Cleaning Validation Kits that package swabs, low-TOC vials, and cleanroom labels in cleanroom-compatible boxes, reducing handling errors and contamination risk from sampling site to lab.

Browse the Cleaning Validation Series below to choose the right swab size, handle style, and analytical fit for your validation SOP.

Note: TX714K is also available in TOC Cleaning Validation Kits.

 

Alpha® Sampling Swab

 
Polyester swab for HPLC sampling/cleaning validation.

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Part No. Head Width Head Thickness Head Length Handle Width Handle Thickness Handle Length Total Swab Length Packaging Documents
TX715 13 mm
(0.512")
4.2 mm
(0.165")
25.7 mm
(1.012")
5.2 mm
(0.205")
3 mm
(0.118")
101 mm
(3.976")
127 mm
(5.000")
100 swabs
/bag
10 bags
/case
TDS -English (US)
 

Large Absorbond® Sampling Swab

 
Ideal tool for use in Cleaning Validation of equipment used in the manufacture of APIs, excipients, drugs, and biotech products.

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Part No. Head Width Head Thickness Head Length Handle Width Handle Thickness Handle Length Total Swab Length Packaging Documents
TX716 12.7 mm
(0.500")
4.2 mm
(0.165")
25.7 mm
(1.012")
5.2 mm
(0.205")
3 mm
(0.118")
101.8 mm
(4.008")
127.5 mm
(5.020")
20 swabs
/bag
50 bags
/case
TDS -English (US)
   
 

Low TOC Alpha® Swab

 
Low TOC Alpha® Swab with long handle

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Part No. Head Width Head Thickness Head Length Handle Width Handle Thickness Handle Length Total Swab Length Packaging Documents
TX761K 6.8 mm
(0.268")
2.8 mm
(0.110")
16.8 mm
(0.661")
3.2 mm
(0.126")
3.2 mm
(0.126")
145.5 mm
(5.728")
162.3 mm
(6.390")
20 swabs
/bag
50 bags
/case
TDS -English (US)
 

Low TOC Alpha® Swab

Low TOC Alpha® Swab - cleaned to a level of <50µg/L TOC. This minute level makes this swab the ideal tool for use in Cleaning Validation of equipment used in the manufacture of APIs, excipients and drugs.

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Part No. Head Width Head Thickness Head Length Handle Width Handle Thickness Handle Length Total Swab Length Packaging Documents
TX714K 12.7 mm
(0.500")
4.2 mm
(0.165")
25.7 mm
(1.012")
5.2 mm
(0.205")
3 mm
(0.118")
101.8 mm
(4.008")
127.5 mm
(5.020")
20 swabs
/bag
50 bags
/case
TDS -English (US)

TOC Validation Kits® Swab

Packaged in cleanroom-compatible polypropylene boxes, these unique kits contain the components necessary to sample 12 or 72 different areas in the production area, and provide for efficient transport of the samples from production to laboratory with minimal chance of contamination.

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Part No. 40ml Clear Vials Blank Vial Labels TX714K Large SnapSwab         Packaging Documents
TX3340 12 Clear Vials 12 Vial Labels 24 Swabs         18 Kits/ Case TDS -English (US)
TX3342 (Bulk) 72 Clear Vials 72 Vial Labels 144 Swabs         1 Kits/ Case TDS -English (US)