Chemical Free Cleaning, Microfiber cloths and Cleanability
Kakko, Leila; Suomalainen, Kiti; Vossi, Saara (2022)
University of Eastern Finland
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202301193671
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202301193671
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This paper describes two studies, one in laboratory and another in hospital entranc area. The
aim of laboratory research was not to clean surfaces completely but obtain results with a
standardized method and compare cleanability. This research was conducted in laboratory to
study cleanability of two different kind of laminate surface. In the hospital study the aim was
to compare different kind of cleaning clothes and theirs cleaning results in different contact
areas. There was a small difference in cleanability measurement between different waters but
overall, the results did not differ much. Used microfiber cleaning cloths cleaned surfaces
poorly compared to the new ones as expected. Depending on the dirt one must make choices
what kind of microfiber cleaning cloth is best for different types of dirt. The hospital study
results will be ready in spring 2022.
aim of laboratory research was not to clean surfaces completely but obtain results with a
standardized method and compare cleanability. This research was conducted in laboratory to
study cleanability of two different kind of laminate surface. In the hospital study the aim was
to compare different kind of cleaning clothes and theirs cleaning results in different contact
areas. There was a small difference in cleanability measurement between different waters but
overall, the results did not differ much. Used microfiber cleaning cloths cleaned surfaces
poorly compared to the new ones as expected. Depending on the dirt one must make choices
what kind of microfiber cleaning cloth is best for different types of dirt. The hospital study
results will be ready in spring 2022.