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Uses and types

• Gauze was originally made of silk.
• When used in film and theatre, gauze is often fashioned into a scrim.
• Gauze is also made of cotton, especially for use in bandages. It is especially useful for dressing wounds where other fabrics might stick to the burn or laceration.
• Modern gauze is sometimes made of synthetic fibers, especially when used in clothing.
• Gauze can also be made of metal, such as a wire gauze placed on top of a Bunsen burner, used in a safety lamp, used as fence.

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See also

• Wire netting.

A chain link fence. ...

External links

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• Cotton gauze as non-adherent dressing (with image)

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