[Nhcoll-l] Advice on waterproof/washable keyboards for lab work

Thu Apr 7 13:49:33 EDT 2022

Hi Ryan,

We use silicon keyboard skins when inventorying and rehousing fluid-preserved collections to protect our laptops from ETOH and contamination. They are easily washed and have held up for over four years now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GXKD0SE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

We also tend to use flocked nitrile gloves when working with our wet imaging station where a technician needs to go back and forth between a computer and the wet tank. The gloves are easy to take on and off with the flocking, so they can be reused many times before disposal. They are a bit pricey though, so they may not be ideal for one-off prep uses.

https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/microflex-dura-flock-flock-lined-nitrile-gloves/19045860?ef_id=Cj0KCQjwl7qSBhD-ARIsACvV1X2XD78IhL1PldpxqxBGeaXzb_oXzt0Q2bm3zGViad4F3ZGWwK-WntkaAtbxEALw_wcB:G:s&ppc_id=PLA_goog_14403272621_126084879253_19045860__541272256452_678696277541733277&ev_chn=shop&s_kwcid=AL!4428!3!541272256452!!!u!297767879175!19045860&gclid=Cj0KCQjwl7qSBhD-ARIsACvV1X2XD78IhL1PldpxqxBGeaXzb_oXzt0Q2bm3zGViad4F3ZGWwK-WntkaAtbxEALw_wcB

Best,
Emily

Emily Braker
Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building
Boulder, CO 80309-0218
Phone: 303-492-8466
http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates

From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Rachel Hawkins
Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 11:20 AM
To: Fisher, Ryan PCS <ryan.fisher at gov.sk.ca>
Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Advice on waterproof/washable keyboards for lab work

I remember seeing plastic keyboard covers kicking around as part of our university's Covid response. Maybe something like this would be a possible solution: https://www.amazon.com/Disposable-Keyboard-Cover-500-BX/dp/B07FW3LHY6

On Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 12:44 PM Fisher, Ryan PCS <ryan.fisher at gov.sk.ca<mailto:ryan.fisher at gov.sk.ca>> wrote:
Hello,
We are considering shifting some of our pencil and paper data collection while doing vertebrate specimen preparation to a digital format. We are anticipating having laptops available (the laptops would be out of the way of the specimen preparation, so don’t necessarily need to be waterproof/washeable), but we are needing an external Bluetooth/wifi keyboard/mouse-trackpad that we can use to actually physically enter data. Of course, the data entry will be done while the specimen is being prepared so we need something that is washable and waterproof and can generally stand up to all of the fluids and fur/feathers that get on gloves and the preparation area. Just wondering if anyone has any advice on brands or options for this (or what you’ve tried and you recommend avoiding!).
Thank you,
Ryan

Ryan Fisher,  Ph.D. (he/him)

Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
2340 Albert St., Regina, SK S4P 2V7
(306) 519-5554
Adjunct Professor University of Regina

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