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Less Rumpled. Slow to get used to the feel of the latest synthetics, Europeans are taking to the wool-like acrylics (such as Orion) and the moisture-proof polyesters (Dacron) with a will. Even wool-conscious Britain has accepted the addition of synthetics to wool, which makes for more durable pleats and a less rumpled look. Five years ago, the German clothing industry used almost no synthetics; now it weaves acrylics and polyesters into everything from socks to sweaters, has transformed the brassiere and girdle business by introducing Du Font's stretchable Lycra fiber. The Swedes practically live...
...Real Danger. The fiber makers are crossing borders and oceans to vie for markets. Courtaulds is building plants in Sweden, Imperial in Portugal, Holland's Algemene Kunstzijde Unie (A.K.U.) in Spain. Farbenfabriken is building in Belgium, Chemstrand in Scotland, Firestone in France. Du Pont will finish a new Dacron and nylon plant in Germany next year...
...Newman and assistant surgeons cut out the clot-plugged section of aorta and replaced it with a Dacron graft. Now Gormley's feet and legs are no longer cold. His blood pressure is down to a healthy 130/80, and last week he was recuperating in Ogden, Utah, taking short walks to rebuild his strength. The man who should have been dead had made medical history. His is the first known case in which such generous collateral circulation compensated for a complete shutdown in the aorta...
...contribution to the work of the illustrious surgeon DeBakey that was made by members of the staff of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. Dr. Thomas Edman, chairman of the knitting department here at the college, played a significant role in the research and development of the knitted Dacron and Teflon arterial replacements. Dr. Edman is currently working on additional prosthetics that include heart valves and abdominal patches utilizing man-made fibers and knitting technology...
...blood vessel could be clamped shut well beyond the point where arteries branch off to supply the brain. The lower part of the body could be deprived of its blood supply long enough to let the surgeons cut out the diseased section and replace it with knit Dacron tubing. When the heart-lung machine became a practical adjunct in surgery, the horizon was suddenly widened. It became possible to operate anywhere along the aorta, while the machine supplied blood continuously to the brain...