Otto Wichterle
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title:
Otto Wichterle
text:
Otto Wichterle was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses. Wichterle is the author or co-author of approximately 180 patents and over 200 publications. The studies and independent books covered various aspects of organic, inorganic and macromolecular chemistry, polymer science, and biomedical materials. He held a higher number of patents for organic synthesis, polymerization, fibres, the synthesis and shaping of biomedical materials, production methods and me
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Czech chemist and inventor (1913–1998)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Wichterle
date created:
2004-03-09T12:05:58Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T23:06:56Z
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