Soluble cotton

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Description

1) An old name used for solutions of Cellulose nitrate dissolved in ethanol (Brady 1971).

2) An old name for cotton gauze oxidized with Nitrogen dioxide. Soluble cotton gauze pads were used for surgical dressings (Brady 1971).

Synonyms and Related Terms

algodón soluble (Esp.); coton soluble (Fr.); colone solubile (It.)

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.171

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