The key role of sticky mat in cleanroom environment

With the development of high-tech manufacturing and the medical industry, cleanrooms have become crucial for ensuring product quality and safety. Controlling the entry of particles and contaminants within cleanroom environments is crucial, and sticky mats, as a simple and effective tool, play a key role.

What is a sticky mat?

A sticky mat is a mat covered with multiple layers of adhesive. It is typically placed at cleanroom entrances and exits or on the floor of critical passageways. When personnel wearing clean shoes or equipment with wheels enter, dust, particles, and other contaminants on the soles or tires are firmly captured by the sticky layer, preventing them from entering the cleanroom.

The Key Function of Sticky Mats: Reducing Particle Contamination
Cleanrooms have extremely strict control standards for particulate matter concentrations in the air and on surfaces. Even the smallest dust particles can cause product defects or equipment failures during production. Sticky Mats effectively capture dust, fibers, microorganisms, and other contaminants from shoe soles and tires through their adhesive layers, significantly reducing the risk of external contaminants entering the cleanroom. Its multi-layered adhesive design allows for repeated removal and reuse, maintaining long-lasting adhesion and continuously purifying the entrance and exit environments.

Simplifying Cleanroom Processes
Compared to complex and expensive contamination control systems such as air showers and airlocks, Sticky Mat offers the advantages of easy installation, simple maintenance, and low cost. It requires no additional electricity or complex mechanical structures, and only requires periodic replacement of the adhesive layer for long-lasting effectiveness. As the first line of defense against contamination in cleanrooms, Sticky Mat effectively helps reduce contamination introduced by humans and equipment, thereby streamlining overall cleanroom management processes and improving cleanroom efficiency.

Protecting Equipment and Products
High-precision equipment and sensitive products in cleanrooms are extremely sensitive to particulate contamination. Even the smallest particles of dust can cause irreversible damage to electronic components, pharmaceuticals, optical products, and other products. By preventing dust particles from entering the cleanroom, Sticky Mat protects equipment surfaces and the production environment, reducing equipment failures and product defects, lowering repair and rework costs, and ensuring production continuity and product quality.

Improving Work Efficiency
Cleaning and maintenance are crucial aspects of cleanroom operations. Frequent cleaning not only consumes manpower and resources but also disrupts normal production. The Sticky Mat's efficient dust-binding ability reduces particle concentrations on the floor and in the air, minimizing the potential for cross-contamination at the source and, in turn, reducing the frequency and depth of cleaning. This allows staff to focus more on core production and R&D tasks while minimizing safety risks associated with environmental contamination, thereby improving overall cleanroom operational efficiency.

Usage and Maintenance Recommendations
To ensure optimal performance of the Sticky Mat, the following points are recommended:
Regularly replace the sticky layer: Sticky mats typically consist of multiple layers of adhesive film. Based on the frequency of access and the degree of contamination, the old layer should be removed regularly to reveal a new sticky surface to ensure continued effective dust-binding performance.
Using a combination of multiple mats: In corridors with frequent personnel and equipment movement, multiple layers of sticky mats can be installed to enhance dust capture and create multiple lines of defense.
Integrating with other cleanroom protective measures: Sticky Mats are part of an overall cleanroom management system and are recommended for use in conjunction with cleanroom shoes, air showers, airlocks, and other equipment to create multiple contamination barriers.
Maintaining a clean environment: Regularly clean dust and debris around the sticky mat to prevent the spread of contamination from the edges of the mat and ensure contaminants do not re-enter the cleanroom area.