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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Adalbert Wimmer, Vocklabruck, AT;
Assignee:
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft, Lenzing, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 6/12 ; D02G 1/02 ; D02G 3/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 6/12 ; D02G 1/02 ; D02G 3/38 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the production of a low-fibrillation moulded body containing polytetrafluorethylene. The process is characterised in that a pre-moulded body of polytetrafluorethylene is twisted and then pressed flat. The pre-moulded body can be twisted around itself or around another material e.g. a mono- or multifilament or a spun yarn. The invention relates furthermore to a low fibrillation moulded body containing polytetrafluorethylene which can be obtained by means of the process in accordance with the invention and the use of the moulded body in accordance with the invention as dental floss.