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A laboratory coat serves as a protective gear for scientists to have avoid injuries in case of an accident from spillage of chemicals and flames. It is a knee-length coat with long sleeves. The reason it has to be white is to show that it is clean and would not contaminate others and work.

A lab coat is worn to give you maximum protection in the following ways :
 * The laboratory coat must be able to either absorb or deflect splashes harmful materials.
 * Some laboratory coats can serve specific purposes – fire resistance and electricity resistance
 * Even if the fire resistance coat starts to burn, the wearer should be able to escape without injury or with less serious injuries.

Types
Lab coat can be made from different types of materials. How to take care of lab coat

Lab coat is usually not recommended to wash together with normal clothes, especially the one that involved with hazardous chemicals.