Milliken boosting production medical products technology.

Milliken & Co. is boosting domestic production of an anti-microbial fabric technology used in scrubs, lab coats and other medical products.

The company will prioritize the production and distribution of BioSmart fabric products in response to a nationwide demand for medical protective equipment, according to a news release.

BioSmart fabric products, manufactured domestically in partnership with Prime Medical, uses chlorine bleach-activated technology and molecular engineering to kill up to 99.9% of the bacteria and viruses it touches, including Hepatitis A and Klebsiella pneumoniae, according to the release. Milliken integrates the fabric technology into medical lab coats and scrubs, privacy curtains, aprons, butcher coats...