Lab Coat - Materials and Construction

There are various lab coat materials and construction styles available. Some lab coat materials include cotton, polypropylene and polyester. A lab coat made with polypropylene is made for purely practical reasons in a medical or laboratory setting. A polypropylene lab coat can withstand heat and is fluid resistant which is important in a medical or laboratory setting. Polyester and cotton are used in lab coats in blends. Most polyester and cotton blends in lab coats consist of eighty percent polyester and twenty percent cotton. A polyester or cotton lab coat can be practical, stylish and comfortable. Most polyester or cotton lab coats are fluid resistant and useful in laboratory settings and with working with patients. Most polyester or cotton lab coats are also usually fitted which gives the wearer a professional and stylish look and a fitted lab coat can be comfortable for all day use. You can also get a cotton or polyester lab coat embroidered with your name or the hospital or medical facility's logo.

A disposable lab coat is useful for working in an environment containing biohazards and a disposable lab coat is usually made with man made materials and polypropylene. Usually disposable and polypropylene lab coats are far more expensive than cotton and polyester lab coats and can range in price from seventy dollars to one hundred dollars. A cotton, polyester or polyester-cotton blend lab coat can range in price from twenty dollars to forty dollars. Both types of lab coats usually come in white but there are also lab coats available in numerous colors and prints.