Cleaning Mitegen's MicroMounts™, MicroLoops™, MicroMeshes™, MicroGrippers™ and MicroTools™

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.

In the rare case that 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.

We've also tried cotton and foam-tipped swabs, but they tend to catch and tear the polymer.

To dry our tools, place them on absorbant paper and air dry. You can also blow-dry them, but make sure that the tip of the air gun is held at least 2 inches away from the tool tip.

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 pull on them during cleaning. Be gentle, and they will last a very long time.

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