Clean room technologies of the 1990s.
The design and operation of clean rooms is a subject of interest to many professionals, and if all the sectors that use clean rooms are considered, it is a very complex technology.  Great benefits can be gained if the different sectors of industry study the developments going on in other areas.  In this article, the author presents a review of the developments that have taken place in the past forty years.  Information on general standards, guidelines, and specific standards for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries is provided, together with an update on work that is currently being undertaken on new standards.
Cogito Consult AB, Angelholm, Sweden.
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D004780:Environment, Controlled; D004867:Equipment Design; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States