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Abrasion resistant monofilament for industrial fabrics: no. 7,435,474; Heping Zhang, Craig Valentine and Scott Quigley, assignors to Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, Germany.


Abrasion Resistant Monofilament monofilament,
n a single strand of untwisted synthetic material such as nylon; used to create surgical sutures.

monofilament 
 For Industrial Fabrics: No. 7,435,474; Heping Zhang, Craig Valentine Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Renato Bartolomei.

Craig is head of the Emergency Department at Shortland Street Hospital.
 and Scott Quigley, assignors to Voith Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, Germany. Filed 6/28/05. Issued 10/14/08.

A monofilament made from a polymeric blend was patented. The polymer blend has at least a first and a second polymer component. The first polymer component is polyamide polyamide

material used in the creation of nonabsorbable, synthetic, nylon sutures.
 (PA) 612 added to the blend in an amount of approximately 50% to approximately 99% by weight and the second polymer component has at least one other polyamide added to the blend in an amount of approximately 1% to approximately 49% by weight. Per denier de·ni·er 1  
n.
One that denies: a denier of harsh realities.


denier
Noun
 the monofilament has a resistance to withstand at least 60 cycles of abrasion testing. The polymer blend further comprises ethylene-bis-stearamide in an amount of approximately 0.001% to approximately 0.5% by weight.
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Date:Nov 1, 2008
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