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Why is it important to wear cotton gloves when handling master negative microfilm?

April 26, 2017cotton gloves handling master microfilm negative wear

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Why is it important to wear cotton gloves when handling master negative microfilm?

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Wearing clean white cotton gloves when handling microfilm will prevent the naturally occurring oils, acids, and residues on your hands from coming into contact with the emulsion and film. This prevents fingerprint smudges on the film, as well as mold growth and chemical reaction from damaging the emulsion. Cotton fabric is used because it doesn’t create static.