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BA 44 a division or union candid* and carbon corporation BAKELITE COMPANY COPY I* T. Nale-203-300 Madison .April 2W WSJ ; -.'U fir* H. M. Jenney Medical Director U. S. Fulltentier? Hospital Atlanta* Georgia Dear Dr. Jaimeyt This dll acknowledge your latter of April lUth requesting os to euppily you dth infonustion on a ehite powder which you have In your # .possesalon and which la labeled VINTLITE VINT Bland $62, Specification 8 Resin bearing this designation of our manufacture is a oopolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate containing approximately 97-99.5 vinyl chloride in the nolaeula and the belenoe dnyl aoetate. VINYLITE xeeln VINT la now obsolete ad la no longer Manufactured. Cheoioally it naa intermediate between V2NXLHS resin VINE currently being Bade d uhleh ontains 96*97% vinyl ohlorldn In the noleculs dth the heijmee being vinyl acetate, and VINTLITE resin QTNA which U 100* polyvinyl chloride. The resins are produced from the moooearlc materials by carrying out the poly* narlaatlon reaction la autoclaves under the proper oonrtltLons of temperature, pressure and cetalyat concentration. The vinyl chloride polymers and oopolymers are themoplaatio xealna which are usually fahrioatad Into the final product by the use of beat and treasure* VINTLITE resins VINE and QTNA are currently being uaed to make a variety of products such aa plastic film and sheeting, dze insulation, flexible tubing and maty other items. Ve are attaching a booklet deaorihlng ease of these end products. Those of s flexible nature are typical of tbs products that were ads Aram VTNT resin, yiajdbillly la attained by the addition of a suitable high boiling plasticiser. These resins we Insolthle In eater and are presumed to be physiologically inert on otoual InpstAon or Ndn contact. UOC 063423 Att* received A'r 27 1953 ...-JUSiSlAL MEDICAL & tOXlCOLOGY DEPARTMENT