DACRON

dāˈkrŏn, dăkˈrŏn, trademark for a polyester fiber. Dacron is a condensation polymer obtained from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. Its properties include high tensile strength, high resistance to stretching, both wet and dry, and good resistance to degradation by chemical bleaches and to abrasion. The continuous filament yarn is used in curtains, dress fabrics, high-pressure fire hoses, men's shirts, and thread. The staple fiber is ideal for mixing with wool in men's and women's suits, as well as in dress fabrics, knitted wear, and washable woven sportswear.

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books on: Dacron  - 123 results

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Industrial Complex Analysis and Regional Development: A Case Study of Refinery-Petrochemical-Synthetic-Fiber Complexes and Puerto Rico
Book by Walter Isard; Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959
Subjects: Chemical industry--Puerto Rico, Industrial location--Case studies, Petroleum industry and trade--Puerto Rico
...Differential-Profitability Analysis: Orlon, Dynel, and Dacron 178...192 Dacron 192...B Specific Dynel, Dacron, Nylon Subprograms and Specific Orlon...
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The Location of the Synthetic-fiber Industry: A Case Study in Regional Analysis
Book by Joseph Airov; Technology Press of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959
Subjects: Textile Fibers, Synthetic
...4 Chemical Intermediates for Dacron 52...are nylon, Orlon, Acrilan, dynel, and Dacron. These fibers are closely associated...includes nylon, Orlon, Acrilan, dynel, and Dacron. 2 These wholly synthetic fibers, a...
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Heart Disease in Women
Book by Susan Wilansky, James T. Willerson; Churchill Livingstone, 2002
Subjects: Heart Diseases In Women
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Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries: All the Milestones in Ingenuity--From the Discovery of Fire to the Invention of the Microwave Oven
Book by Rodney Carlisle; Wiley, 2004
Subjects: Inventions--History--Encyclopedias, Inventions--United States--Encyclopedias, Technological Innovations--Encyclopedias, Technology--History--Encyclopedias
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Recreational Fisheries of Coastal New England
Book by Michael R. Ross, Robert C. Biagi; University of Massachusetts Press, 1991
Subjects: Cookery (Fish), Fishery Resources--New England, Fishes--New England, Fishing--New England
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journal articles on: Dacron  - 15 results

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Styling Synthetics: Dupont's Marketing of Fabrics and Fashions in Postwar America
Journal article by Regina Lee Blaszczyk; Business History Review, Vol. 80, 2006
Subjects: Chemical industry, E I DuPont De Nemours & Co, Market strategy, Studies, Success factors, Synthetic products, United States
...other fibers.8 But with Orion acrylic and Dacron polyester, DuPont quickly discovered the...commercialization of Orion acrylic and Dacron in the early 19505 was problematic. Initially...fibers by six U.S. competitors.55 With Dacron polyester, the Textile Fibers Department...
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Strategy and Structure in the Textile Industry: Spencer Love and Burlington Mills, 1923-1962
Journal article by Annette C. Wright; Business History Review, Vol. 69, 1995
Subjects: Burlington Industries Inc, Competition, Corporate histories, R&D, Strategic planning, Suppliers, Textile industry, United States
...Du Ponts new product of the 1950s, Dacron, which had great potential for use in winter wear. When blended with wool, Dacron gave improved strength, lighter weight...control over nylon, Orlon acrylic, and Dacron polyester rested on its willingness...
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John Sydenham Furnivall: An Unknown Institutionalist
Journal article by Walter C. Neale, William C. Schaniel; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 36, 2002
Subjects: Colonial administrators--Evaluation, Colonies--Economic aspects, Economic development--History, Economics--Evaluation, Economists--Evaluation, Furnivall, John Sydenham--Evaluation
...and large we expect the good to be as "advertised in Life": shoemakers do use standard grades of leather, Dacron shirts are made of Dacron, and, most importantly, those who "cut corners" are at some trouble to hide the fact, not only from their...
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Institutions, Industries, Technologies
Journal article by Arved Ashby; Musical Quarterly, Vol. 83, 2000
Subjects: Music
...Stranger, Naval Aviation in Art?, Duprees Paradise, Bob in Dacron, Sad Jane (these two sometimes conflated into one opus), Mo...evening; in addition to Sinister Footwear , these were Bob in Dacron / Sad Jane , Mo n Herbs Vacation , and Pedros Dowry...
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Effect of Wood Hardness, Condition, Texture and Substrate Type on Community Structure of Stream Invertebrates
Journal article by Daniel D. Magoulick; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 139, 1998
Subjects: Aquatic life, Invertebrates, Wood
...accomplished by noting the penetration of a tightly pulled 1-mm-diam dacron line which was looped around the wood stick. A tension of approximately...from 13 to 17 Kg. Wood that was penetrated less than lmm by the dacron line was classified as firm. Wood penetrated 3 mm or further...
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What's New in Uniforms
Magazine article by John Bellah; Law & Order, Vol. 50, October 2002
Subjects: Law enforcement, Protective clothing, Technological change, Uniforms
...fabrics. Then along came synthetic fabrics, such as Polyester(R), Dacron(R) and Rayon(R). Sometimes these fabrics were solely utilized...blended with synthetic materials such as Polyester(R), Rayon(R), Dacron(R) and Lycra(R). GORE-TEX(R) is a specialty fabric developed...
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Penguins with a Latitude Problem
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 102, August 1993
Subjects: Anatomy & physiology, Animal behavior, Birds, Heat
...exposed parts of my face. I am wearing woolen long johns, a woolen shirt, over-trousers made from a metallic space-age material, a dacron vest, and a jacket--a huge jacket--filled with goose down. My thick-soled mukluks would not look out of place on the moon, and...
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New Procedure to Repair Aneurysms
Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 127, February 1999
...time and cause death. The new technique uses a stent graft--a Dacron tube inside a collapsed metal-mesh cylinder--that is threaded...to remove the damaged portion of the artery and then sewing a Dacron tube in its place. The surgery is risky and requires a long...
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2007 Naumd Best Dressed Law Enforcement Awards Announced
Magazine article by Jackie Rosselli; Law & Order, Vol. 55, October 2007
Subjects: Awards & honors, Gold, Law enforcement, Manufacturers, Uniforms, Wear tests
...necessity in the Texas climate." A 55/45% Dacron poly wool blend is used for all general...military creases. It is worn with a navy 100% Dacron polyester pant treated with a LibertyGuard...blue patrol jacket, longsleeved 55/45% Dacron/wool shirt with shoulder patches, and...
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Filming: Aerobatic Hang Gliding
Magazine article by David Haylock; American Cinematographer, Vol. 64, September 1983
...aerobatic ship still an unreachable challenge. A hang glider is an ultra-light, foot launched craft made of aluminum tubing, Dacron sail cloth, and wire trusses. It flies in the same manner and is subject to the same aerodynamic laws as any other glider. It...
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Will an Op Sort My Weak Chin?
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), August 20, 2006
...When only a little bit of augmentation is needed, the surgeon may use real bone or an implant made of silicone, Teflon, or Dacron. It is unusual for these ops to be done on the NHS so you will probably have to pay. Q MY son has developed cancer and needs...
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CLIPPER Diary 2005
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 12, 2005
...sail appeared, so we did not want to chance them getting larger so, yes youve guessed it - peeled again, mended with the sticky dacron and then packed away. In the dark, the atmosphere on deck was great again - it was wicked to be back together with all of Porto...
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Nonprofits Pay Off
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 6, 2005
Subjects: Sacred Heart Medical Center
...five countries. Taylor wears coveralls and works surrounded by pallets of donated wood, rolls of fabric and bags of cotton and Dacron. Lauers blue shirt and gray slacks are more suitable in his milieu, communicating via phone and computer with his far-flung...
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House Vote Guards Medical Device Use
Newspaper article by Joyce Howard Price; The Washington Times, April 2, 1998
Subjects: Gekas, George W., Health Industry Manufacturers Association
...the biomaterials bill, points out that 75 percent of suppliers of raw materials, such as silicone, Teflon, polyurethane and Dacron, have withdrawn from the medical market to avoid the expense and hassle of being named as defendants in lawsuits involving defective...
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Biomaterials Act Seeks Protection from Frivolous Suits
Newspaper article by Joyce Howard Price; The Washington Times, July 31, 1998
Subjects: Hollings, Ernest F.
...they would soon be unable to obtain them, given that 75 percent of manufacturers of raw materials such as polyurethane, Teflon, Dacron and silicone have withdrawn from the market because of lawsuits. "We must stop greedy trial lawyers from damaging the health...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dacron  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Dacron
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DACRON da kron, dak ron, trademark for a polyester fiber. Dacron is a condensation polymer obtained from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. Its properties include high tensile strength, high resistance to stretching, both wet and dry, and good...
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Synthetic Textile Fibers
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...It combines bulk with light weight and is resistant to acids and sun damage. It is used for sweaters and other clothing. Dacron is the trade name for a polyester fiber of great strength and wrinkle resistance. It is often blended with other fabrics. Vinyl...
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Glycol
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...activity, it is widely used in mixtures of automobile antifreeze . Ethylene glycol can be esterified to form polyesters, e.g., Dacron , and can be nitrated to form an explosive used in mining. It is prepared commercially by oxidation of ethylene at high temperature...
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Debakey, Michael Ellis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...education. Five years later, he made medical history by performing the first successful carotid endarterectomy. A pioneer in Dacron grafts for blood vessels, DeBakey revolutionized the surgery of aneurysms . In 1966 he successfully implanted a ventricular...
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Fishing
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Compleat Angler (1653). The basic equipment of modern sport fishing consists of a barbed metal hook at the end of a nylon or Dacron line, and a wood, fiberglass, or metal rod, or pole, that usually has some type of spool, or reel, near the handle around which...


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