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Clean Room Vs Dry Room<\/span><\/h1>[vc_column_text]A <\/span>clean room<\/span><\/a> is an environment typically used in different laboratories, where low level of environmental pollutants and a high level of sterility is required. It is a \u2018contained space\u2019 where arrangements are made to reduce the introduction, production, and storage of particles inside the room and to control other environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n

A dry room, also known as dry clean room, on the other hand is a clean room but with low humidity levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both clean room and dry room are controlled environments, but the degree of control and the requirements vary. In this blog post, we will explore the commonalities and the differences between these controlled environments:<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nCLEAN ROOM<\/strong><\/th>\nDRY ROOM<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
What are they?<\/span><\/td>\nA clean room is a contained space where the objective is \u201cto maintain a constant environment with controlled levels of airborne particles.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\nA dry room is a contained space where the objective is \u201cto maintain a constant environment with controlled levels of temperature and moisture.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where are they used?<\/span><\/td>\nClean rooms are used where cleanliness is the primary concern, not extreme dryness.<\/span><\/td>\nDry rooms are used where humidity (and cleanliness) is the primary concern, due to nature of product’s sensitivity to moisture.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What are the different types?<\/span><\/td>\nCleanroom classifications range from ISO 1 to ISO 9, with ISO 9 being the \u201cdirtiest\u201d and ISO 1 being the \u201ccleanest.\u201d<\/span><\/td>\nDry rooms typically have 2%- 20% relative humidity levels & 70\u00b0F temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n

When the relative humidity level is less than 2%, they are referred to as \u201canhydrous room\u201d.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

How are they regulated?<\/span><\/td>\nCleanrooms decontaminate and filter out the particulate materials to provide a controlled environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nDry rooms have stringent humidity and temperature control for controlling the moisture and humidity levels.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Examples<\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • Biotechnology labs<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Electronic assembly<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Semiconductor manufacturing<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pharmaceutical labs<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Medical labs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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