Controlled Environments Newsletter

	March 3, 2010

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Dynamic Variation of Air Change Rates

By Gordon P. Sharp

Over the past five to ten years, research facility design has been adapting to changing laboratory practices. Today’s modern laboratory, especially in the life sciences, operates with fewer fume hoods due to the prevalence of microchemistry, or the use of minute quantities of chemicals, and computational chemistry.

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CLEANROOM TIP

Our Quality Management team has determined that we need to convert from a controlled environment to a cleanroom environment. Where can I find information to design and build a cleanroom?

The IEST recommended practice IEST-RP-CC 012.2, as well as ISO 14644-4, are documents that should be reviewed prior to the design and building of a cleanroom.

MANAGEMENT TIP

Three Steps to Acknowledging Your Mistakes

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Correction to “ESD Garments for Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments”

The ESD DSTM 2.1. “For the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items - Garments - Resistive Characterization” is currently only available in draft form.

Registration Underway for the 4th Annual International Electrostatic Workshop (IEW)

The Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA), in conjunction with IEEE, Electron Devices Society, Reliability Society, and the ESD Forum, will host the 4th Annual International Electrostatic Workshop (IEW) May 10-13 at the Evangelische Akademie, in Tutzing, Germany.

Industry Consolidation and Supply Quality Issues Rank as Top Compliance Challenges

A recent survey of top life sciences organizations found that compliance issues and increased industry consolidation (via mergers and acquisitions) are the top challenges faced by companies in today’s market.

Caltech Researchers Create Highly Absorbing, Flexible Solar Cells with Silicon Wire Arrays

Using arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate, a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has created a new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption of sunlight and efficiently converts its photons into electrons.

Pfeiffer Vacuum Acquires Trinos

Pfeiffer Vacuum, a producer of vacuum products and services, has acquired Trinos Vakuum-Systeme GmbH of Göttingen, Germany. This acquisition offers synergy through complementary products expanding the company’s vacuum solutions offerings throughout the world.