Cleanroom Gowning Best Practices

Cleanroom Gowning Best Practices

Proper cleanroom garments for cleanroom gowning are designed to trap and prevent human contaminants, such as those generated by the skin and body, or carried in on their own cleanroom garments, from entering the clean environment. The procedures for cleanroom gowning vary somewhat by industry, but in general, they follow a procedure of “donning” (putting on sterile cleanroom garments) prior to entering, and “doffing” or “de-gowning” (removing special cleanroom garments after exiting), similar to the following: