Cleanroom Technology: Fundamentals of Design, Testing and Operation - Hardcover

Whyte, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470748060 ISBN 13: 9780470748060

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

A self-contained and practical book providing step-by-step guidance to the design and construction of cleanrooms, appropriate testing methodologies, and operation for the minimization of contamination…

This second edition has been comprehensively revised and includes extensive updates to the two chapters that contain information on cleanroom standards and guidelines. The chapter on risk management has been extensively revised, especially the section on risk assessment. Other new subjects that have been added to the various chapters are those on clean-build, determination of air supply volumes for non-unidirectional airflow cleanrooms, RABS (Restricted Access Barrier Systems), contamination recovery test methods, entry of large items into a cleanroom, glove allergy problems, and how to develop a cleanroom cleaning programme.

Used for in-house training and a textbook in colleges, this volume is for cleanroom personnel at all levels. It provides novices with an introduction to the state-of-the-art technology and professionals with an accessible reference to the current practices. It is particularly useful in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries.

William Whyte is an international authority in cleanrooms, with over 45 years experience in research, teaching and consulting in the electronic, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. He is a member of British and International standards committees writing the International Cleanroom standards, and has received numerous awards for his work in Cleanroom Technology.

A comment on the first edition:

"...extremely useful and helpful...very well-written, highly organized, easy to understand and follow..." (Environmental Geology, 2003)

About this title

About the Author

WILLIAM WHYTE is an international authority in cleanrooms, with over 45 years’ experience in research, teaching and consulting in the electronic, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. He is a member of British and International standards committees writing the International Cleanroom standards, and has received numerous awards for his work in Cleanroom Technology.

This comprehensively revised second edition includes extensive updates to the two chapters that contain information on cleanroom standards and guidelines. It contains a thoroughly updated chapter on risk management, including an important section on risk assessment. Other new subjects included cover clean-build, determination of air supply volumes for non-unidirectional airflow cleanrooms, RABS (Restricted Access Barrier Systems), contamination recovery test methods, entry of large items into a cleanroom, glove allergy problems, and guidance on how to develop a cleanroom cleaning programme.

Used for in-house training and a textbook in colleges, this volume is for cleanroom personnel at all levels. It provides novices with an introduction to the state-of-the-art technology and professionals with an accessible reference to the current practices. It is particularly useful in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries.

A comment on the first edition:

“...extremely useful and helpful...very well-written, highly organized, easy to understand and follow...”
―Environmental Geology, 2003

This comprehensively revised second edition includes extensive updates to the two chapters that contain information on cleanroom standards and guidelines. It contains a thoroughly updated chapter on risk management, including an important section on risk assessment. Other new subjects included cover clean-build, determination of air supply volumes for non-unidirectional airflow cleanrooms, RABS (Restricted Access Barrier Systems), contamination recovery test methods, entry of large items into a cleanroom, glove allergy problems, and guidance on how to develop a cleanroom cleaning programme.

Used for in-house training and a textbook in colleges, this volume is for cleanroom personnel at all levels. It provides novices with an introduction to the state-of-the-art technology and professionals with an accessible reference to the current practices. It is particularly useful in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries.

A comment on the first edition:

“...extremely useful and helpful...very well-written, highly organized, easy to understand and follow...”
—Environmental Geology, 2003

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470748060
• ISBN 13: 9780470748060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384