Softly® detergent publications

The following publications detail the work involved in the development of CSIRO’s Softly® detergent.

Patents

Pressley TA, 1969, ‘Dry chlorination of wool’, (TW0582 & TW0730) – Countries: AU, 56097/69; GB 129234; NZ, 160384.

Key publications

Pressley TA, 1967, ‘Wool, cotton and hygiene’, Medical Journal of Australia, 1: 550-551.

Ewing MR, Garrow C, Pressley TA, Ashley C, Kinsella NM, 1964, ‘Further experiences in the use of sheepskins as an aid in nursing’, Medical Journal of Australia, 25: 139-141.

Pressley TA, 1960, ‘CSIRO research findings support the use of wool hospital blankets’, Nat. Hospital, 5: 16-18.

Rubbo SD, Pressley TA, Stratford BC, Dixson S, 1960,’ Vehicles of transmission of airborne bacteria in hospital wards’, Lancet, 2: 397-400.

Pressley TA, 1959, ‘Blankets and infection’, Lancet, 1: 987-988.

Pressley TA, 1958, ‘The fibre composition of hospital dust’, Lancet, 2: 712-713.

Reviews

Pressley TA, 1960, ‘Recent trends in wool fabrics’, Australian National Drycleaner, 3: 59-63.

Pressley TA, 1960, ‘Wool meets another challenge’, Ind. Today, 3: 77-81.

Original papers

Pressley TA, 1978, ‘Tests take the stain out of wool’s image as a hospital textile’, Hospital Journal of Australia, 9: 12-14.

Pressley TA, 1974, ‘Theft-resistant sheepskin bedpads’, Medical Journal of Australia, 1: 680-681.

Cowling DC, Gray AJ, Pressley TA, 1969, ‘Sheepskins and tetanus’, British Medical Journal, 1: 52.

Pressley TA, 1968, ‘Buying better blankets’, Australian National Drycleaner, 19: 57, 61-63.

Pressley TA, 1966, ‘Surgery and synthetics’, Text. Inst. Ind., 4: 66-69.

Pressley TA, 1966, ‘Surgery and synthetics’, Text. J. Aust., 41: 13-14, 28.

Pressley TA, 1966, ‘A note on the bacteriology of dry-cleaning’, Medical Journal of Australia, 2: 1033-1034.

Pressley TA, 1963, ‘Wool sheepskins in nursing practice’, J. Soc. Leather Trades Chem., 47: 343-349.

Pressley TA, 1963, ‘The tanning of medical sheepskins’, Nat. Hospital, 8: 26-27.

Pressley TA, 1963, ‘Some economics of warmth’, Eye Research, 2: 28-29.

Pressley TA, 1963, ‘Laundry aspects of wool sheepskins – the nursing aid’, Australian National Drycleaner, 14: 63-68.

Pressley TA, Rowlands RJ, 1963, ‘The wool hospital blanket – an assessment of wear and cost’, Hospital, 59: 259-262.

Pressley TA, 1962, ‘Medical aspects of textile research’, Eye Research, 1: 27-29.

Pressley TA, Morris FP, 1962, ‘Wool blankets in hospitals’, Medical Journal of Australia, 49: 43-44.

Pressley TA, 1961, ‘Blankets for institutional use’, National Association of Institutional Linen Management Bulletin, 19: 2-4.

Pressley TA, 1961, ‘The case of the flying germ’, Australian National Drycleaner, 12: 47-50.

Pressley TA, 1960, ‘Clean, boiled hospital blankets’, J. Text. Inst., 51: 1214-1223.

Pressley TA, 1960, ‘The sterilization of household woollens’, Medical Journal of Australia, 1: 478.

Pressley TA, 1959, ‘Comparison of various hospital blankets after repeated laundering’, Medical Journal of Australia, 46: 721-723.

Pressley TA, 1959, ‘Wool blankets in hospitals’, Australian National Drycleaner and National Launderer, 57-60.

Fraser RDB, Pressley TA, 1958, ‘Felting investigations. Part I. Potential substitutes for rabbit fur in hat felts’, Textile Research Journal, 28: 478-485.