Precision Cleaning Swabs

Clean, precise contact is essential when working inside instruments, printheads, optics and cleanroom equipment. TIDDOX supplies a focused range of polyester and foam cleaning swabs designed for sampling, solvent application, residue removal and precision cleaning in laboratories, pharmaceutical facilities, electronics assembly, optical maintenance and printing environments.

Every swab is selected for low particle release, excellent solvent compatibility and reliable handling, helping users access tight spaces without introducing lint, adhesive contamination or surface damage.

Polyester Swabs

Polyester swabs are ideal for contamination sensitive applications requiring low particle generation and high chemical compatibility.

Long Handle Polyester Swabs feature a double layered knitted polyester head and a rigid polypropylene handle for reaching deep recesses and seams during surface analysis and TOC sampling. The laundered knit head offers low ion and low NVR levels and is thermally bonded to eliminate adhesive contamination.

Large Rectangular Polyester Swabs incorporate an internal paddle for even pressure across flat surfaces, making them suitable for cleaning benches, housings, trays and instrument covers. Both styles are cleanroom processed, non abrasive and suitable for validated cleaning procedures.

Foam Swabs

Foam swabs provide versatility and control for routine maintenance and precision cleaning tasks.

Long Handle Foam Swabs combine a soft 100 PPI polyurethane head with an extended handle for cleaning joints, channels and cavities while enabling accurate solvent application on boards, optics and mechanical components.

Large Rectangular Foam Swabs feature a thick, absorbent head that lifts residues without scratching delicate surfaces and releases cleaning fluids evenly. Large Flexible Head Foam Swabs include a flexible internal support that allows the tip to conform to complex shapes, intersecting joints and micro features.

Printhead Double Headed Foam Swabs feature dual foam tips for removing dried ink, dust and debris from nozzles, rollers, wiper paths and scanner drums on large format and production printers.

For applications requiring greater scrubbing performance, Rubystick Foam Swabs in T-11 and T-21 head styles use dense polyurethane foam and a slant cut tip to maintain shape under pressure while reaching fine clearances. These swabs are widely used in graphics, electronics repair, watchmaking, optics and cleanroom maintenance.

Sensor Cleaning Swabs

TIDDOX Sensor Cleaning Swabs 12 mm are designed for the safe cleaning of CCD and APS-C camera sensors. Featuring a lint free microfibre head and slim profile, they help remove dust, smears and fine particles that can appear as dark spots in images while supporting controlled, streak free cleaning of delicate optical surfaces.

Designed for Cleanliness and Control

Across the range, TIDDOX cleaning swabs share key features that support contamination control and asset protection. Heads are thermally bonded rather than glued, handles are manufactured from rigid solvent resistant polypropylene, and materials are selected for low particle generation and low extractables.

Many formats are packaged in cleanroom compatible, silicone free bags, with selected options suitable for autoclaving where required.

If you need a specific head geometry, material, handle length or pack configuration, TIDDOX can source alternative solutions to suit your application.

Whether you are validating a clean surface, preparing an optical assembly, removing ink build up or applying solvents inside a fixture, TIDDOX cleaning swabs deliver precise and repeatable results.