Precision Cleaning Swabs for Cleanrooms & Controlled Environments

TIDDOX offers a range of soft, non-abrasive, lint-free foam swabs for cleaning sensitive equipment, component parts, delicate surfaces, and machine crevices. They are also ideal for removing debris and applying lubricants and chemicals.

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TIDDOX is the trusted brand for professionals requiring quality swabs for precision cleaning applications, removing debris from delicate and lint-sensitive surfaces, controlling contamination risk, applying or removing solvents, as well as validation, sampling and analysis work.

Our foam and polyester swabs are used in various industries, including electronics, printing, biopharm, pharmaceutical, medical, healthcare, and industrial. We offer short—and long-handle swabs with polyester or foam heads that are ultra-low in particulates, non-abrasive, and chemically compatible with solvents like isopropyl alcohol.

Foam Swabs

TIDDOX foam swabs are ultra-low in particulates (low linting), high in absorbency, soft, non-abrasive and ideal for applying solvents and lubricants. As such, these lint-free cleaning swabs are commonly used to clean sensitive equipment parts and delicate surfaces.

Applications include:

  • Cleaning printheads, nozzles, plates, cylinders and drums in printing equipment
  • Removing debris from keyboards
  • Clean machine recesses and crevices
  • Gun maintenance
  • Cleaning electronic PCB boards 
  • Microelectronic parts cleaning
  • Medical device manufacturing
  • Sensitive equipment component cleaning
  • Cleanroom tasks
  • Flux application
  • Application of lubricants, solvents, paint and sealants

The TIDDOX foam swabs product range includes double-headed foam swabs, single-headed rectangular foam swabs, and long-handle foam swabs for cleaning difficult-to-reach areas that wipe and regular swab handles cannot reach.

Polyester Swabs

TIDDOX polyester swabs mitigate contamination risk. Professionals and laboratory technicians use these swabs to take surface samples in cleanrooms and medical labs. They are ideal for cleaning contamination-sensitive surfaces because the polyester head is ultra-low in ions, particles, and non-volatile residues. 

Like cotton swabs, polyester swabs have a long handle. However, the polyester head makes them more suited for critical cleaning tasks in controlled environments. These swabs can pick up trace levels of contaminants, making them ideal for surface analysis and equipment cleaning validation procedures.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a foam swab?

A foam cleaning swab is a paddle with a polyurethane foam tip that is used to clean crevices, lint-sensitive surfaces and hard-to-reach places.

What is a foam cleaning swab made of?

A foam cleaning swab is made from heat-bonded polyurethane material to reduce the risk of lint contamination. These remarkable foam heads feature 100 pores per inch, ensuring exceptional absorbency and debris pickup.

What’s the difference between a cotton swab and a foam swab?

Unlike cotton-tip products, which get fuzzy with minimal use, foam swabs hold their trimmed form. The foam's stable structure allows it to apply solvents or oils smoothly without causing smears or drips.