Dickies will soon be offering a range of scrubs and lab coats made with Certainty and Certainty Plus innovative antimicrobial technologies. Scrubs and lab coats featuring antimicrobial technologies is the future of healthcare uniforms providing protection for healthcare workers reducing infections and reducing the cost of providing care.
There are many benefits that using antimicrobial protective technologies provides over regular fabrics. Read below to find out just how important this fabric technology is.
CERTAINTY™ and CERTAINTY PLUS™ are revolutionary fabric technologies that turn ordinary scrubs into protective, highly durable uniforms. Dickies Medical Scrubs Australia being a market leader use these advanced technologies add freshness and peace of mind to the next generation of healthcare apparel.
CERTAINTY™
- Reduces the growth of unwanted bacteria on the fabric
- Long-lasting protection won't wash off or wear off for the life of the garment
- Keeps you fresh and odor free all day, every day
- Delivers a better cleaned scrub, reducing bacterial loads prior to and during laundering
- Superior performance without sacrificing the look, feel or comfort of the fabric
- EPA-registered antimicrobial agent
Independent, third party microbiological laboratories have shown that samples properly treated with CERTAINTY and CERTAINTY PLUS antimicrobial technology demonstrate a 99.9% or greater bacterial reduction after 50 home launderings.
CERTAINTY PLUS™
- Provides protection from a wide range of liquid spills and stains, including blood and Betadine®
- Protects the wearer with superior performance even after 50 home launderings
- Breathable and durable
- Retains the fabric's natural softness for all-day comfort
- PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid) free
CERTAINTY™ features the patented freshness technology of SILVADUR™, which keeps bacteria at bay so scrubs stay fresh and odor free. CERTAINTY gives wearers confidence that their scrubs look professional and maintain their fit throughout the rigors of their daily work.
The durable, long-lasting antimicrobial protection of SILVADUR™ withstands high temperatures and chlorine launderings, extending the useful life of the garment. (Always follow the manufacturer’s recommended laundry guidelines.)
The SILVADUR™ promise:
- Keeps scrubs fresher longer
- Provides long lasting odor control and reliable fabric protection against unwanted bacteria that causes odor
- Silver ion technology works continuously and invisibly, inhibiting microbial growth and bacteria build up
- Extends the strength and life of the garment
- Long lasting freshness
- Homogeneous silver finishthroughout garment or textile product
- Reliable protection against unwanted bacteria
- No premature release of silver ions
- Allows for activation only in the presence of unwanted bacteria
- Extends the strength and life of textile products
CERTAINTY PLUS™ products are enhanced with NANOTEX, a revolutionary fabric technology that uses nantechnology — tiny molecules permanently attach to fibers without clogging the fabric weave or compromising the look, feel or comfort of the fabric.
- Repels liquids
- Provides long lasting protection
- Retains fabric’s natural softness
- Outperforms conventional fabric treatments
- Extends the life of the fabric
- Allows fabric to breathe naturally
