Dynel is a trade name for a type of synthetic fiber used in fibre reinforced plastic composite materials, especially for marine applications. As it is easily dyed, it was also used to fabricate wigs.[1][2] The fashion designer Pierre Cardin used Dynel fabric (which he marketed as "Cardine") to make a collection of heat-molded dresses in 1968.[3] A copolymer of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride, Dynel shares many properties with both polyacrylonitrile (high abrasion resistance, good tensile strength) and PVC (flame resistance). It is an acrylic resin.
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Dynel was originally produced by Union Carbide corporation.
References
edit- ^ "Modern Living: The Extra". Time. 1 June 1962. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Wigs Require Special Care". Baltimore Afro-American, 26 January 1971. via Google News Archive.
- ^ Steele, Valerie (2000). Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now. Yale University Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9780300087383. Retrieved 15 March 2019.