Silicone Rubber For Undersea Lungs

Series

Series Name: Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1969

Length of issue (in feet)

454

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Already mice can be made to breathe underwater using artificial gills made of silicone rubber. This new material holds great promise for man in undersea exploration and advanced medical techniques.

Researcher Comments

Features Dr Nora Burns, part of a research team at Hammersmith Hospital. They had devised a technique for mass-producing silicon rubber membranes ten times thinner than human hair, which might be useful for extending the working periods of heart lung machines

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Swimming

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/18

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cutter: Fred Goodland
Cutter: William Hammerton

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