Protective Treatments for Laboratory & Hospital Clothing
Hospital and laboratory clothing represents the first line of protection for medical and diagnostic personnel against biological hazards.
Lab coats, gowns, surgical scrubs, trousers, protective sleeves, and textiles used in operating rooms are in daily contact with bacteria, viruses, fungi, and biological material.
Despite strict laundering and sterilization procedures, the problem of secondary contamination remains one of the most serious—and least visible—risks in healthcare environments.
The Problem of Secondary Contamination
In practice, immediately after standard washing and disinfection, garments rapidly re-accumulate bacteria and other pathogens—already during storage, transport, dressing, or the first contact with the surrounding environment.
Due to their structure, textile materials provide an ideal surface for microbial recolonization.
As a result, conventional laundering offers only short-term protection and does not ensure long-lasting safety for medical staff.
Critical Risk Areas in Healthcare Environments
This issue is particularly critical in diagnostic laboratories and operating rooms, where even minimal bacterial or viral presence on clothing can increase the risk of cross-contamination, postoperative complications, and occupational exposure for surgeons, nurses, and laboratory technicians.
In high-sanitary-risk environments, every additional protective barrier has a measurable impact.
Graphene Oxide–Based Textile Impregnation
In response to these challenges, INTERMERCATUS Biotech develops CLEANTECH solutions based on the impregnation of textiles with a natural graphene oxide-based preparation.
Once treated, hospital and laboratory clothing gains long-lasting antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties that persist far beyond the short-term effects of conventional disinfection.
Physicochemical Mechanism of Action
The impregnation acts through a physicochemical mechanism, limiting the ability of pathogens to settle and proliferate on textile surfaces.
As a result, garments do not immediately become carriers of bacteria after being worn but actively suppress microbial presence throughout extended periods of use.
This significantly reduces exposure risks for medical personnel and limits the transfer of pathogens between hospital and laboratory zones.
Operational and Environmental Benefits
The application of graphene technology to protective clothing also delivers measurable operational savings.
Reduced reliance on aggressive chemical laundering, lower detergent consumption, and extended textile lifespan translate into reduced operating costs for hospitals and laboratories.
At the same time, environmental impact is minimized, and staff exposure to irritating chemicals is reduced.
Additional Protection in Operating Rooms
In operating rooms—where sterility and safety are absolute priorities—impregnated protective clothing provides an additional passive layer of protection.
It functions not only during procedures but also between usage cycles.
This solution strengthens existing sanitary protocols rather than replacing them.
CLEANTECH That Protects People
CLEANTECH in the INTERMERCATUS Biotech approach means technology that truly protects people.
Impregnated hospital and laboratory clothing delivers a higher level of biological safety, reduces occupational risk for doctors and laboratory staff, extends the durability of textile infrastructure, and represents a responsible, forward-looking approach to modern healthcare protection.