The antistatic performance of cleanroom clothing - Do tests on the fabric relate to the performance of the garment within the cleanroom?

The work questions whether the static disspative performance of cleanroom garments can be effectively defined by standard tests on the fabric & reference is made to several industrial siturations where the use of standard testing of the textile material does not relate to end-use performance. Data is presented to show that there is little or no correlation between tests or test methods & that test results on the fabric can be inappropriate or misleading in relation to end-use performance. It is suggested that the performance of cleanroom garments can be defined only by realistic end-use testing.