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Acoustic solutions for healthcare & laboratory

Clean and controlled environments

Find acoustic solutions for clean and controlled environments with strict hygiene requirements.

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A surgeon in blue scrubs, mask, and gloves performs a procedure in a bright, sterile operating theatre, with another medical professional in the background and surgical instruments arranged on a table.

 

Controlled environments with strict hygiene requirements

Healthcare facilities are implementing more cleanroom technology to control contamination and prevent the spread of disease. Cleanroom settings create a controlled environment in which ventilation systems and filters remove particulate matter from the air.

Controlled environments in hospital settings can include surgical theatres, laboratories, sterile units, and isolation areas. They are used to provide the surgical staff and patients with an ideal environment for a successful procedure and recovery.

Acoustic challenges:

  • Reducing sound levels and noise from technical equipment to make the space more comfortable to work in
  • Reducing low-frequency noise to make conversation easier between the staff

Hygiene challenges:

  • Contamination by dust particles, biological samples, microbes
  • Cleaning frequency: Frequent
  • Type of cleaning: Dry cleaning, wet wiping, disinfection, steam, UV-C, and HPV

Solutions:

  • Use an acoustic ceiling to improve the sound environment by lowering the sound pressure level and reverberation time.
  • Place sound-absorbing wall panels and baffles close to noisy equipment, to reduce the noise from spreading in the room.

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