Soluble cotton
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Description
1) An old name used for solutions of nitrate cellulose nitrate dissolved in alcohol ethanol (Brady 1971).
2) An old name for cotton gauze oxidized with dioxide nitrogen dioxide. Soluble cotton gauze pads were used for surgical dressings (Brady 1971).
Synonyms and Related Terms
algodn soluble (Esp.); coton soluble (Fr.); colone solubile (It.)
Additional Information
G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.
Authority
- G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.171