In 1948 Throckmorton reported on the use of tantalum gauze in the repair of hernias complicated by tissue deficiency. His series included 14 inguinal hernias in which he used a 50-by-50 weave 3 ...

The cause of explosions in mines where the wire gauze lamp is used, is owing more, we believe, to miners taking off their covers to light their pipes, than to sucking the flame through the gauze.