Did you write on them because a notebook could cross contaminate while the coats are sterilized safely? Did you wash the markers?
I wonder how people handle this now? With IP68 tablets, you can probably just dunk the whole thing in alcohol.
(Also thanks for sharing such an interesting anecdote)
No, after a couple of days (or even halfway through a day) our lab coats were about as contaminated as could be!
I agree with you about the use of tablets in hospitals though. I don't think I ever saw one being sterilised las time I was in hospital for a bit.