Approved and Banned Cleanroom Materials

The following is a list of materials that can be brought into the cleanroom. It is required that the lists
below are strictly adhered to in order to use the cleanroom and to ensure we maintain our high
standards of molecular and particulate cleanliness. It is recommended that users also read the
procedure for bringing materials/hardware into the cleanroom which can be found here.

o Cleanroom approved notebooks

o Computers and approved peripherals. (Subject to conditions, laptop computers are the
preferred choice)
o Specialized/dedicated tooling (Subject to conditions)
o Dycem cleaning detergent
o IPA
o Spectro grade Acetone in small quantities (<100 ml)
o Kapton tape with Y966 acrylic adhesive
o Blue PCX polyethylene tape with Y966 acrylic adhesive
o ScotchWeld 2216 in small quantities (degassed preferred)
o ScotchWeld 1838 in small quantities (degassed preferred)
o Cleanroom approved pens
o 3M Velostat plastic light proofing material

Banned Materials List

Below is a list of all banned materials for the cleanroom. It is required that this list is strictly adhered
to in order to use the cleanroom and to ensure we maintain our high standards of molecular and
particulate cleanliness.

o Food & drink.

o Wood products
o Non cleanroom paper (cleanroom approved paper is available in the dispensers
provided).
o Non cleanroom notebooks (cleanroom approved notebooks are available).
o Bare aluminium, it is preferred that aluminium is alocromed before being brought into
cleanroom.
o Cardboard/cardboard boxes of any type.
o Pens and Pencils. The cleanroom has ample supply of approved pens.
o Any type of grease or oil excepting space qualified Apiezon 100.
o Books and book bags.
o Make up.
o Continuous non cleanroom approved printer paper.
o Wash bottles etc. ( the cleanroom has adequate provision of Teflon wash bottles filled
with Spectro grade IPA and Critical Neutral detergent).
o Solvents not listed in the approved materials list above.
o Compressed gasses e.g. Nitrogen, Argon and Helium etc. (the cleanroom has
dedicated Nitrogen and Argon supply lines available equivalent to zero grade).
o Vacuum pumps, unless first discussed with by the CCE and appropriate location
allocated. ( the cleanroom has been fitted with a dedicated vacuum exhaust manifold
and can serve up to five vacuum pumps at any one time. Preferred rotary pumps are
of the scroll type.
o Silica Gel/bagged silica gel (particulate contamination).
o Masking tape,insulation tape and sellotape.

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 o Silicone adhesive backed Kapton tape.
o Silicone sealing compounds/greases.
o Silicone based mastics.
o Leather
o Oils of any type.
o Mobile phones (interference with test equipment and general transfer contamination)
o Bubble wrap (slip agents and silicone contamination)
o Black ESD bags (slip agents and silicone contamination)
o Plastic bags of any kind (slip agents and silicone contamination)
o Pink poly cleanroom bags (slip agents and antistatic additive contamination)
o Any type of adhesive not listed in the Approved materials list above
o Open cell foam materials
o Smoking materials
o Powders, aerosols, DOP
o Commercial vacuum cleaners (non HEPA filter cleaners)
o Plastic containers which are not approved by the CCE
o Velcro

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