Vytex(TM) Natural Rubber Latex Manufacturing Test Results Get International Latex Conference Buzzing
CLEVELAND, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunochemist Mark C. Swanson got leading scientists and researchers at the International Latex Conference 2008 excited about a bright future for natural rubber latex (NRL) yesterday with insights into the development and practical applications of Vytex(TM) N...Video: Rubber Hits the Road as Trojan(R) Campaigns for Sexual Health in America to Evolve
Condom Maker Launches Nationwide Bus and Concert Tour During STI Awareness Month PRINCETON, N.J., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today in Atlanta, the Trojan Evolve tour will travel across the U.S. raising awareness regarding the poor state of sexual heal...Growing markets bring potential for rubber and oilseed crops
CANYON Changing and growing markets have renewed interest and research on guayule and lesquerella, two native Big Bend plants that might be grown in other parts of Texas, a Texas AgriLife Research scientist said. Dr. Mike Foster, a research scientist with the Texas AgriLife Research and Exten...Silicone Rubber Flap Restore Speech
Marein van der Torn and his colleagues at the Vrije University in Amsterdam in collaboration with the University of Groningen developed a new mechanism for vocal sound. // Usually in case of throat cancer the larynx or the voice box as it is called has to be surgically removed. The patie...Avon Protection Systems Issues Correction/Clarification on ST53 SCBA System
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By manipulating the way tiny droplets of fluid dry, Cornell researchers have created an innovative way to make and pattern nanoscale wires and other devices that ordinarily can be made only with expensive lithographic tools. The process is guided by molds that "stamp" the desired structures. "Y...Bluestar Silicones Introduces Three New Soft and Durable Liquid Silicone Rubber Products
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluestar Silicones introduces a new range of Silbione(R) brand soft liquid silicone rubber (LSR) products for the healthcare market that provide a unique combination of strong physical properties and trouble-free processing at 05-, 10- and 25...FDA Clears First Medical Product Made From Yulex(R) Natural Rubber
FDA provides 510(k) on examination gloves made from U.S.-sourced guayule rubber that is naturally safe for people with Type I latex allergy MARICOPA, Ariz., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Yulex Corporation, a company that produces natural rubber found to be safe for medical devices, received 510(k...Americans United for Life: Obama's Disbanding Bioethics Council Raises Troubling Questions
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