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70% Isopropyl Alcohol Sterility in Use

First, we need to know what Isopropyl alcohol is, it is used throughout the life science cleanroom to sanitize work surfaces, gloves, and tools. It is sprayed ubiquitously. It is also commonly accepted that IPA spray bottles can disperse biological contaminants. Logically, if spores exist in an envi...

Consistency as a Measure of Wiper Quality

Quality is commonly defined as meeting or exceeding stated performance targets while consistency is, “the agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole.”1 Therefore, consistency is an integral parameter that allows the expected quality to be achieved. Here you will be able to r...

Texwipe Sterile Products

Texwipe developed a line of sterile products (dry and pre-wetted wipers, IPA solutions, mops, and swabs) for cleaning sterile environments quickly and easily, without compromising the sterile nature of those environments. Although Texwipe’s products are not medical devices, Texwipe has chosen to fol...

Autoclaving Synthetic and Cellulose-Based Paper

Texwipe’s TexWrite® products offer a complete system for stationery use in any contamination-controlled manufacturing environment. We back our materials with advanced testing and quality control to assure cleanliness and consistency.

There are two kinds of paper in Texwipe's portfolio, a synthetic ...

70% Ethanol Percentage Level in a Denatured Alcohol Solution

Texwipe’s Denatured Alcohol solution is a blend of USP-grade Ethanol, USP-grade Isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol, IPA) and USP-grade purified water. This solution is submicron filtered, filled into cleaned containers, and double-bagged. Texwipe offers several gamma-irradiated products containing 70% D...

Microdenier Wipers in Critical Cleaning Applications

Products used in cleanroom environments often have their origins in the consumer market. Microdenier (or microfiber, the terms are used interchangeably) wipers are no different. These products were introduced in the early 1970s as artificial leather.

Microfiber material is currently used in a broad...

Success Story: French Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Pharma Group, which is composed of manufacturing sites for multiple pharmaceutical drugs, for vaccines, biotech products and generics all over Europe.

More than 15 years ago this company used an industrial type of wiper made from polyester/cellulose. The only Texwipe products they were using were o...

Success Story: European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Background

Pharmaceutical manufacturer with a headquarter located in the USA. One of the biggest on the list of worldwide manufacturers for insulin. Their largest insulin plants are in France and Italy to which we sell several products.  In addition, we also supply to other European plants located ...

An Innovation in the Cleanroom Industry

The Revolve™ line of cleanroom products by Texwipe® (patent pending) is an evolutionary innovation in the way polyester wipers and mop covers are manufactured.

Until the introduction of the Revolve™ line of products, polyester (PET) yarn has always been manufactured from virgin material. In contras...

Trends in Contamination Control and the Effect on Wiper-selection

A lot discussed topic is the new draft of Annex 1 “Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products” of the EU GMP Guide. This shall not be another analysis of the changes but a short reflection, which effects these changes would have on the selection of cleaning materials and specifically on cleanroom wip...