Abstract: A method for producing a compressed cellulosic fiber product and a compressed cellulosic fiber product manufactured from cellulosic raw material using this method. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing cellulosic raw material comprising cellulosic fibers; (ii) treating the cellulosic raw material with an adhesive composition to obtain a raw mass; and (iii) compressing the raw mass in a pre-defined form to effect condensation to obtain the compressed cellulosic fiber product.

Abstract: Injectable radio-opaque compositions for tissue augmentation and in particular hard tissue augmentation, and kits and methods of using thereof are described herein. The injectable compositions form porous, biologically degradable, fibrin matrices. The compositions are formed from fibrinogen, thrombin or another agent that causes the fibrinogen to crosslink, and strontium salts. Optionally an iodinated contrast agent is further incorporated in the composition. In certain aspects, the compositions have substantially no exothermicity when forming the matrix and the resulting matrices exhibit mechanical properties typically seen in elastomers. Adequate radio-opacity is achieved through the incorporation of strontium salts in combination or not with iodinated contrast agents.

Abstract: A stopper (1) for bottles for wine and similar drinks comprising an outer coating (2) and an inner element (3) is described, and in which the outer coating (2) consists of a first thermoplastic polymeric material (2a) which entirely covers the inner element (3), while the inner element (3) is made of a second foamed semi-crystalline polymeric material (3a), the synthetic stopper (1) being produced by coinjection moulding process.

Abstract: The invention describes a synthetic stopper with manual uncorking for bottle for sparkling wine or similar, of the type simulating traditional corks, consisting entirely of a polymeric material having a modulus of elasticity between 5 and 20 MPa, and comprising a lower portion (2) which can be inserted in a bottle (10) and an upper portion (3) which can be gripped for manual extraction of the lower portion (2) from the bottle (10), the lower portion (2) having an upper base (5) adjacent to the upper portion (3) and without dimensional discontinuity with the same and a lateral surface (6) slanting by an angle (?) between 7° and 19° with respect to the longitudinal axis (4) of the lower portion (2).