Vestagen Technical Textiles has launched specially designed scrubs for operating room staff made with its Vestex technology.

In 2014, Vestagen obtained rights to patented textile technologies by Schoeller Technologies to develop Vestex, an active barrier protective fabric that prevents or reduces acquisition and retention of microbes and other contaminants.

New operating room scrubs

The new operating room scrubs joined a full line of protective healthcare worker lab coats and scrubs under the myGuardian brand. Vestagen also offers an innovative patient apparel line called myComfort that combines the technical Vestex protective properties with design features that also fully protect patient dignity, according to the manufacturer.

Healthcare lab coats, scrubs and patient gowns made with Vestex fabric are proven in a hospital setting to reduce the acquisition and retention of contaminants on the fabric.

Innovative fluid barrier

With the help of an innovative fluid barrier by Schoeller Technologies that is bound to individual fibres and is incorporated into the structure of Vestex, the fabric is said to become durable and highly repellent to the most common body fluids, water, oil and dirt encountered by healthcare workers.

Another Schoeller technology is designed to wick away moisture from inside the fabric and promotes evaporation, enhancing wearer comfort. Furthermore, high repellency and moisture absorption are ideally used in combination with Vestagen’s embedded antimicrobial technology, which is effective against a broad spectrum of organisms.

“We are excited to see the new, positive developments of Vestagen’s apparel lines in the protective healthcare uniform market,” noted Hans U Kohn, COO of Schoeller Technologies AG. “We are proud that Schoeller can contribute to the development of these state-of-the-art products and have been very pleased to work with this dynamic and innovative company”.

Essential cooperation

“Working with Schoeller Technologies has been essential to our success,” said Uncas B (Ben) Favret III, Vestagen President and CEO. “Vestagen and Schoeller are tightly aligned in our mission to protect the health of people and the planet. Our technologies and products are designed to make people’s lives better, safer, more enjoyable. That is the core of our business.”

In 2014 several hospital systems in the US converted their staff to protective uniforms with Vestex active barrier textile technology. In addition, Vestex recently became the only Active Barrier Apparel to earn the exclusive endorsement from the American Hospital Association (AHA).

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