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Cleaning Mitegen's MicroMounts™, MicroLoops™, MicroMeshes™,
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Since 2008, Mitegen's tools have been made using the most mechanically robust
unoriented polymer available. They are very durable, but because the polymer
chains are not oriented (unlike in fibers such as nylon - which are strongly
birefringent and produce strong X-ray scatter), the polymer films can be torn if
you abuse them during cleaning. Be gentle, and they will last a very long time
The best and easiest way to clean Mitegen's tools is to place them in an
ultrasonic bath with a solution containing detergent or a standard laboratory
cleaner (e.g., PEX, Alconox.) Hundreds of tools can be cleaned together.
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If you have deposits that can't be removed ultrasonically, use a Medium (M) or
Fine (F) paper wick . Cut back from the widest end
using a razor blade so that the diameter fits into a 0.7 mm mechanical pencil.
Then dip the other end in water, a detergent solution (e.g., Alconox or PEX) or
in isopropanol, and gently stroke the gold-tinted polymer from base to tip. As
the wick's tip loses stiffness from use, cut back with a razor blade. In this
way you can use a single wick for several cleanings.
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