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THE results of the competition organised by the International Association of Bone Glue Manufacturers (“Epidos”), with the object of extending the uses of bone glue, have recently been announced, and the sum of 30,000 Swiss francs has been distributed among thirty competitors representing ten Con tinental countries; the fact that this is 10,000 francs in excess of the amount to be distributed under the rules of the competition may be taken as an indication of the high standard of the contributions. It is remarkable that few of the winning memoranda refer to what is usually regarded as the obvious and most common use for glue, namely, as an adhesive. They are, indeed, characterised by the diversity of their interests, and include processes in which glue is used as a stabiliser for colloids (for example, in latex preparations, polishes and ceramic products); as a source of nitrogen in the production of yeast; to enhance resistance (for example, of rubber) to oils and spirits; and as a catalyst, for example, to inhibit the action of acid pickle-liquor. There also appears to be a wide range of uses for glue as an ingredient of plastics, moulding and insulating materials and lacquers, and as a dressing for textiles. Full particulars of each process are obtainable from the General Secretariat of Epidos, 40, Rue du Colisee, Paris. International competitions of this kind suggest a novel method of obtaining technical information which doubtless will prove popular with prospective inventors. In the present instance, the experiment certainly appears to have justified itself, since it is announced that a further competition will be organised in the near future.
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New Uses for Bone Glue. Nature 134, 530 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134530a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/134530a0