A for a worker in the cannabis industry. A shirt is provided having at least one magnet embedded therein, a pocket for holding at least one tool and accessory chosen from a set consisting of: identification badges, sunglasses, goggles, writing instruments, razor blades, and scissors. Trousers or pants are provided having at least one magnet embedded therein, a pocket for holding at least one tool and accessory chosen from the set consisting of: identification badges, sunglasses, goggles, writing instruments, razor blades, and scissors. Goggles or a mask is also provided for protecting the worker's eyes.

A method for producing an improved mask or device for killing or deactivating pathogens, such as viruses. A mask or device produced in accordance with the method for producing. A method for killing, or making inviable, viruses, such as airborne viruses.

An improved respirator mask that provides a tighter fit around a user's face and results in an improved seal therebetween and thereby eliminates the need for stocking different sized protective face masks and fit testing, and further provides greater protection due to the improved seal between the mask and the user's head and face. The improved respirator mask can further be fitted with specialized filters, exhalation valves, and eye guards.

An adaptive textile that includes a plurality of a first fiber having a first expansion coefficient and a plurality of a second fiber having a second expansion coefficient. There is a difference between the expansion coefficient of the first fiber and the expansion coefficient of the second fiber; at least one of the first or second fibers is a twisted coil actuator; and linear displacement of the twisted coil actuator causes the adaptive textile to bend.

Articles and methods of using and making adaptive garment portions are provided. An adaptive garment portion is one that has shifting surfaces with apertures that shift from an aligned to an offset orientation depending on environmental conditions/stimuli. For example, a first surface material and a second surface material may be coupled by a responsive material portion. The responsive material portion may physically change in response to a change in environmental conditions internal or external to the garment (e.g., thermal energy, moisture) and/or stimuli (e.g., light energy, electrical energy, magnetic fields). The physical change in the responsive material portion facilitates the planar shift of the first surface material relative to the second surface material.

Articles and methods of using and making adaptive garment portions are provided. An adaptive garment portion is one that has shifting surfaces with apertures that shift from an aligned to an offset orientation depending on environmental conditions/stimuli. For example, a first surface material and a second surface material may be coupled by a responsive material portion. The responsive material portion may physically change in response to a change in environmental conditions internal or external to the garment (e.g., thermal energy, moisture) and/or stimuli (e.g., light energy, electrical energy, magnetic fields). The physical change in the responsive material portion facilitates the planar shift of the first surface material relative to the second surface material.

Disclosed herein are protective garments and methods for using the same. In one aspect, the garment includes a garment body configured to be worn on a portion of a wearer's body, the garment body comprising at least one protective segment configured to block a predetermined level of radiation. Also disclosed herein are method of making the disclosed garments and methods for using the disclosed garments.

A compact, clean, and convenient personal protective gown is disclosed which protect a user from unhygienic environments. The disclosed gown is designed to protect users while using the lavatory or in other similar situations where the user may have to sit for a period of time. The gown may protect users in other environments where the seating may be less sanitary. For example, while sitting in a theater, office, an airplane or other method of public transit. The gown also protects the user while assisting others in contaminated spaces such as when helping a child or elderly individual to use the restroom. The gown includes features that improve its ability to protect users in addition to acting as a protective barrier.

A composite material for an insulation baffle comprising a baffle layer comprising a plurality of baffle shell structures coupled to one another by spacers, wherein each of the baffle shell structures comprises a baffle face layer and a baffle back layer that define a cavity therebetween, and wherein the spacers define a breathablity zone having a higher air permeability than one or more of the baffle face layer and a baffle back layer measured in accordance with ASTM D737.

A mask assembly having antimicrobial properties is provided. The mask is preferably worn on a user's face and it comprises a material layer, preferably a polyester fabric, and an applied emulsion or combination of chemical components (a silver containing stabilized solution and a phosphorescent compound). The combination provides enhanced antimicrobial properties in the mask via the silver containing stabilized solution and the phosphorescent compound, which emits a controlled field around the mask of microbe destroying UV-C radiation, preferably in the 200-290 nm wavelength range. The emulsion may be applied to other surfaces wherever antimicrobial properties are desired.