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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">So, generally, your "clean room" suit (full suit) is not intended to be chemical protection, but rather cleanroom protection. "Lab coats", on the other hand, are thicker, and do offer some chemical protection, but as
you note, they are not usually cleanroom compatible. In our cleanroom at Harvard, in areas where serious chemical protection is needed, we provide polypropylene chemical aprons, which are worn over the cleanroom suit.
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">What class of cleanroom are you working in? What chemicals are you trying to protect against?</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Mac Hathaway</p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Peter Hung <peter.hung@aero.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 11, 2018 6:14:30 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Cleanroom Lab Coats</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hi Everyone, I know that this had probably been discussed before, but can you tell me what material/vendor you have for your lab coats? It looks like what we’re currently using are more suited for ESD protection for the parts and not
necessary the best for protecting users from chemical. The chemical lab coats we have here would seem to shed and not be compatible with cleanroom. Is there some sort of hybrid that you use? Or maybe just something that protects the users a bit more and still
suitable for cleanroom? Thanks!</p>
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