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  2. Neoprene - Wikipedia

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    Because of its tolerance of extreme conditions, neoprene is used to line landfills. Neoprene's burn point is around 260 °C (500 °F). [21] In its native state, neoprene is a very pliable rubber-like material with insulating properties similar to rubber or other solid plastics. Neoprene foam is used in many applications and is produced in ...

  3. Chloroprene - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] [16] Only one fatality as a result of chloroprene intoxication has been recorded which was a result of cleaning a container used for chloroprene. [ 16 ] The primary occupational concern for chloroprene is limited to the facilities producing chloroprene and using chloroprene to produce the synthetic rubber, polychloroprene.

  4. Vivisection - Wikipedia

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    Magendie, on the other hand, used conscious, six-week-old puppies for his own experiments. [16] [17] While Magendie's approach would today be considered an abuse of animal rights, both Bell and Magendie used the same rationalization for vivisection: the cost of animal experimentation being worth it for the benefit of humanity. [17]

  5. Vulcanization - Wikipedia

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    Vulcanization can be defined as the curing of elastomers, with the terms 'vulcanization' and 'curing' sometimes used interchangeably in this context. It works by forming cross-links between sections of the polymer chain which results in increased rigidity and durability, as well as other changes in the mechanical and electrical properties of ...

  6. Crossed molecular beam - Wikipedia

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    The crossed molecular beam technique was developed by Dudley Herschbach and Yuan T. Lee, for which they were awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. [3] While the technique was demonstrated in 1953 by Taylor and Datz of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, [4] Herschbach and Lee refined the apparatus and began probing gas-phase reactions in unprecedented detail.

  7. Rubber glove - Wikipedia

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    Other materials used to alleviate this are PVC, nitrile, and neoprene. Natural rubber that has been chemically treated to reduce the amount of antibody generators , such as Vytex Natural Rubber Latex , can be used to produce a glove that retains the properties of traditional rubber while exposing the user to significantly reduced amounts of ...

  8. Splint (laboratory equipment) - Wikipedia

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    Several laboratory experiments are capable of producing relatively pure gas as an end product, and it may be useful to demonstrate the chemical identity of that gas. Burning splints or glowing splints can be used to identify whether a gas is flammable , whether it is oxidising , or whether it is chemically inert .

  9. Wallace Carothers - Wikipedia

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    Wallace Hume Carothers (/ k ə ˈ r ʌ ð ər z /; April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon.