Moreover, protective clothing & equipment is an essential element of overall worker safety control strategy, primarily in construction, chemical, mining, oil & gas, healthcare, and other industries. Industrial protective clothing & equipment are classified based on the type and size of infectious particles that they can filter. The global market for industrial protective clothing & equipment is wide, with multiple players delivering a diverse range of protection goods. The market for protective clothing & equipment products is highly competitive, with participants ranging in size from small businesses focusing on a single type of PPE to several large multinational corporations, that produce and supply many types of highly developed protective products.

Medical gowns are personal protective equipment used to protect both HCPs and the patients from infection or illness when they come in contact with potentially infectious liquid and solid material in the healthcare settings. These gowns are also used to prevent the wearer from transferring microorganisms that could harm vulnerable patients, such as patients with weakened immune systems. Medical gowns are an essential element of infection-control strategy, primarily in healthcare facilities. The three major types of medical gowns, which are generally used to prevent respiratory infection, include surgical gowns, patient gowns, and nonsurgical gowns. All the types of medical gowns are classified based on the desired level of protection that they can provide.

With the growing number of institutes and universities venturing into the research and development of heating fabrics and smart textiles, the technology development and the fabrics development in the recent years have given rise to several new products to the segment. Carbon fiber-based and polymer-based fabrics have shown an exponential increase in production for multiple applications such as military, sports, and healthcare. For instance, wearable heating system with a controllable e-textile-based thermal panel by Istanbul Technical University has given rise to products such as Loomia’s electronic jacket. There have been several such cases whereby the information provided by the research studies of the universities is based on the product development of a company. Moreover, several companies also collaborate with institutions and universities to do the research on their behalf, thereby reducing the R&D costs.

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