Abstract The production of sustainable and high-performance fabrics requires high mechanical strength the individual (staple) fibers. Although Ioncell fibers already exhibit higher fiber than commercial man-made cellulose or cotton fibers, we further aimed to increase both toughness gradually approach synthetic in these properties. Decisive factors for achievable properties were pulp purity, co...

Background: We experienced a very rare complication, that is, an unexpected postoperative paraplegia due to the incidental migration of oxidized regenerated cellulose used for hemostasis of intercostal space bleeding. Patients and Methods: The objective is to analyze the cause and to take measures against the very rare complication from an empirical analysis and the literature. For a 78-year-ol...