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polypropylene
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polypropylene /poly·pro·py·lene/ (pol″e-pro´pĭ-lēn) a synthetic, crystalline, thermoplastic polymer with a molecular weight of 40,000 or more and the general formula (C3H5)n; uses include nonabsorbable sutures, surgical casts, and the membranes for membrane oxygenators.
polypropylene
a polyolefin available in monofilament form and used as a nonabsorbable surgical suture. Very popular as a vascular suture material. Like most synthetics it has poor knot security but it causes little tissue reaction and has very long life. It is also available in mesh form.


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Innovia Films has launched its first range of "breathable" biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film--PropaFresh[TM] P2G & P2GAE This range of specific permeable, non-perforated films is the direct result of work carried out at Innovia Films' research and development facility.
The labels use biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film coated with a solventless adhesive.
The German-based Trespaphan company, once owned by Celanese AG and before that Hoescht, is a familiar name in the world of biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films for packaging and industrial applications.
 
 
 
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