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  - 129 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
TABLE B-2 DACRON SUBPROGRAMS DACRON A Ethylene 9.79 #22 Et. Glycol 11.79 #46 Dacron #47 Dacron P-xylene 25.07 .#44 D. M. T. 36.87 Polymer 36.5 staple 36.5 Subprogram: 3.65 #47 + 3.65 #46 + 1.179 #22 + 3.687...
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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
...NYLON 66, ORLON, ACRILAN, DYNEL, AND DACRON* Chemical Intermediates a Nylon salt nylon...to 11,934,000 Dimethyl terephthalate Dacron 27,680,000 to 32,005,000 Ethylene glycol Dacron 8,050,000 to 9,200,000 Total...
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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
...field and deflected toward a target to measure effects. Dacron Dacron is the U.S. trade name for a synthetic fiber first...discovered in Britain under the name Terylene in 1941. Dacron is tough, resistant to abrasion and sunlight, and highly...
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Marketing
Book by Theodore N. Beckman, William R. Davidson; Ronald Press Co., 1967
Subjects: Marketing
...and consumer advertising for apparel are Dacron, Milium, Helenca, Dynel, Celanese...could not be described as "made of 65% Dacron" a brand name "and 35% cotton" but...65% polyester" the generic name for Dacron "and 35% cotton. 22 Private Brand Policies...
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Heart Disease in Women
Book by Susan Wilansky, James T. Willerson; Churchill Livingstone, 2002
Subjects: Heart Diseases In Women
...material (polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE or Dacron) or saphenous vein at the time of surgery...more susceptible to rupture. PTFE and Dacron have been acceptable alternatives to vein...in many studies. 99 However, PTFE and Dacron represent foreign material, which theoretically...
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journal articles on: Dacron  - 13 results

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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
...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...
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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
...by noting the penetration of a tightly pulled 1-mm-diam dacron line which was looped around the wood stick. A tension of approximately...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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A Stylized Motif of Eagle Wings Woven: The Selected Poems of Zulfikar Ghose
Journal article by Meyer; World Literature Today, Vol. 66, 1992
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism
...and rhyme of "Of SelfHatred" can well examine "a stylized motif of eagle wings woven / in subtly differentiated colours on dacron that feels like silk." And in the last stanza, "One by one, consider the hypotheses that come / from the undergrowth or...
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The Quest for Community in American Postmodern Fiction
Journal article by Jerry Varsava; International Fiction Review, Vol. 30, 2003
Subjects: Acker, Kathy, Delillo, Don, Ford, Richard, Fukuyama, Francis, Gaddis, William, Literature--Analysis, Mailer, Norman, Pynchon, Thomas, Wideman, John Edgar
...at moments of personal crisis, various characters in the novel will invoke, mantralike, various sets of brand names--"Dacron, Orlon, Lycra, Spandex," for example, or "Toyota Corolla, Toyota Celica, Toyota Cressida"--offering up a prayer...
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Style from Paris, Reality from America: Fashion in Life Magazine, 1947-1963
Journal article by Richard Martin; Journal of American Culture, Vol. 19, 1996
Subjects: Culture, Fashion, History, Life, Magazines
...distinguishes the recreational, casual aspect of American design. Life shows that women of style venture out in a no-iron Dacron-cotton travel dress, a cotton poplin shirtwaist, to a baseball game, and even out in the evening (in a cotton short dress...
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magazine articles on: Dacron  - 29 results

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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...creases. It is worn with a navy 100% Dacron polyester pant treated with a LibertyGuard...patrol jacket, longsleeved 55/45% Dacron/wool shirt with shoulder patches, and...
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Cardiovascular Spare Parts
Magazine article by Ricki Lewis; FDA Consumer, Vol. 24, May 1990
Subjects: Artificial blood circulation, Artificial heart--Innovations, Blood substitutes--Innovations, Blood--Circulation, Artificial, Cardiac pacing--Innovations, Cardiovascular implants--Innovations, Cardiovascular instruments, Implanted--Innovations, Cardiovascular system--Physiological aspects, Heart, Artificial--Innovations
...trigger an immune attack. A woven-in Dacron mesh lends strength to the tubules. The...Another possible blood vessel replacement is Dacron vessels coated with the pateints own endothelial...endothelial lining on the interior of the Dacron tubules smooth enough to prevent clotting...
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The Right Buff
Magazine article by Andrew Ross; Artforum International, Vol. 34, November 1995
Subjects: Fashion--Environmental aspects, Green products--Appreciation
...DuPont - uncoated nylon, uncoated Nomex, unwoven Dacron, aluminized Dacron, neoprenecoated nylon, and oxford nylon. The Apollo...the fabrics we regard as NASA spinoffs - Mylar, Dacron, Kapton, Nomex, Lycra, Kevlar, Teflon, and...
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Aneurysms: Difficult to Diagnose, Complex to Cure
Magazine article by Evelyn Zamula; FDA Consumer, Vol. 26, October 1992
Subjects: Aneurysm--Diagnosis, Aneurysms--Diagnosis
...grapefruit--and replaced it with a 4-inch length of knitted Dacron tubing. The Duke of Windsor recovered without incident and...are many, surgeons can replace all or most of the aorta with Dacron tubing. Jere W. Lord Jr., M.D., retired professor of...
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Uniform Fabric: Terminology and Technology
Magazine article by Susan Cornell; Law & Order, Vol. 51, May 2003
Subjects: Dress codes, Fabrics, Occupational safety, Personal protective equipment, Protective clothing, Uniforms
...DuPont Thermolite Insulations rely on hollow-core DuPont Dacron fibers engineered to entrap and surround the body with warm...performance of the people who wear it. Using DuPonts proprietary Dacron fibers, CoolMax moves sweat away from the body to the outer...
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newspaper articles on: Dacron  - 35 results

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My Main Artery Had Exploded. My Only Hope Was a Stainless Steel Tube Threaded through My Leg My Main Artery Had Exploded. My Only Hope Was a Stainless Steel Tube Threaded through My Leg
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 26, 2006
...because they are inserted inside the patients own blood vessels, are made from a fine mesh of stainless steel covered with Dacron, a hard-wearing plastic material. The idea is that the endograft supports the aorta; it doesnt replace it. Ken agreed...
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Women Survive the Season; Steer Clear of Loading the Dishwasher or Your Scarf Will Become a Dish Cloth
Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), September 14, 2010
Subjects: Cleaning equipment industry, Cleaning machinery and appliances industry, Textile fabrics, Textiles
...Cloth. WITH the colder months behind us, its time to pack away the winter woollies which, in reality, are more likely to be dacron than the stuff from the sheeps back. Its also time to write a little reminder note to myself. Something to tuck away with...
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Norman's Patchwork Rig Is Built for Speed
Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), September 8, 2010
...through its rear wings which work on downward pressure similar to when a plane is landing. The 290kg shell is constructed from Dacron, an aviation fabric that is heated by an iron at 300 degrees to tension it over the metal frame. By his own admission, Norman...
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Tall Tales and True
Newspaper article; Sunshine Coast Daily (Maroochydore, Australia), April 23, 2011
...ship Star Clipper are 110 metres long with 69 metre masts. With all 16 sails set, the sight of 3500 square metres of creamy dacron filled with a fair wind, is enough to stir the soul of the most dedicated of landlubbers as they ply off-beat ports in the...
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Keeping an Even Keel; Comforts of a Millionaire's Yacht
Newspaper article; Coffs Coast Advocate (Coffs Harbour, Australia), April 23, 2011
Subjects: Yachts, Yachts and yachting
...her sister ship Star Clipper are 110 metres long with 69 metre masts. With all 16 sails set, the sight of 3500sq m of creamy dacron filled with a fair wind, is enough to stir the soul of the most dedicated of landlubbers as they ply off-beat ports in the...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dacron  - 5 results

 
 
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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...
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Glycol
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...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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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...
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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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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...


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