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Article: Spectra finds applications in prosthetic limbs and cut-protection sportswear
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- Technical Textiles International : TTI
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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HONEYWELL'S SPECTRA® fibre is now being used to make prosthetic limbs that are more comfortable to wear and last longer.
Comfort Products, a US provider of knitted orthotic and prosthetic products, uses Honeywell's high-performance material in its SpectraCarb(TM) - a Spectra and carbon composite - for orthotic and prosthetic laminations, and in the custom-designed Spectra Sock which protects the inside of prosthetic limbs.
Spectra is one of the world's strongest and lightest fibres. It has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any synthetic fibre, including nylon, polyester and aramid (see also, item right). Weight-for-weight, Spectra fibre is 10 times stronger than steel, yet is soft ...