Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Polyethylene terephthalate (sometimes written poly(ethylene terephthalate)), commonly abbreviated PET , PETE , or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester fa...
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Dacron is one of the names the Du Pont Company uses for a polymer fiber—polyethylene terephthalate- ... Nylon, invented by Wallace Hume Carothers (1896-1937), an American chemist at Du Pont, had been doing a booming business since its introduction in 1935. Rayon, invented in 1892, was another synthetic fiber in high demand.
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Terylene was the first wholly synthetic fibre invented in Britain. ... Because cutaneous anthrax was suspected, wound crusts, swabs for bacterial cultures, and Dacron swabs used for PCR were mailed as quickly as possible to the Belgian national reference laboratory.
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DuPont invented Dacron in 1941. The company opened a Kinston plant in 1953 to produce the polyester product for clothing and pillows. ... Pacific Coast Feather was making Dacron pillows as early as 1955. In a letter that year, Sigmund Hanauer called them a "hot item." The invention of the polyester pillow led to...
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They include Dr. Michael DeBakey, who invented Dacron arteries and is responsible for such medical innovations as arterial bypass operations, artificial hearts, heart pumps, and heart transplants; Mikhael Gorbachev, 1990 winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace and former president of the USSR, who brought democracy to Russia;
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He also invented the Dacron graft, which revolutionized aneurysm repair. His work during World War II played a major role in the development of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, or M.A.S.H., which saved countless lives by providing emergency surgery for critically wounded soldiers within a stone's throw of the front line.
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Polyethylene terephthalate created synthetic fibers such as polyester dacron and terylene. ... Polyethylene terephthalate is the basis of synthetic fibers such as polyester, dacron, and terylene. Whinfield and Dickson along with inventors W.K. Birtwhistle and C.G. Ritchiethey also created the first polyester fiber...
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They also invented nylon, Dacron and Orlon. If hemp industries grew, Du Pont's business would have unwanted competition; prior to synthetic fibers, hemp resisted water better than any other vegetable fiber. Andrew Mellon was Du Pont's chief banker.
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Computers; • Mr. Potato Head invented; later starred in "Toy Story" ... Inventions; • Polyester yarn called "Dacron" invented; • 1st nuclear warhead missle tested; • Cessna unveils it's lightweight single engine airplane;
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