Chattanooga startup to sell germ-resistant ‘performance apparel’ for those in medical profession

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So long scrubs; Chattanooga startup to sell germ-resistant ‘performance apparel’ for those in medical profession

George Brown isn’t impressed by the design of the “scrubs” worn on the job by nurses, doctors and other health-care workers.

“They’ve taken bed sheets, and they’ve sewn it into pajamas,” said Brown, the founder of Aegle Gear, a Chattanooga startup company that aims to change all that.

“Nurses are just like athletes,” Brown said. “They perform under stress.”

So Brown has designed a line of what he calls “health care performance apparel” with such features as an extended neckline so a stethoscope will lay flat, articulated knees so pants don’t droop when the wearer stoops, and a dedicated cell phone pocket.