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05 Jul 05. Donaldson’s synthetic filter fibers are now being studied by cell researchers and drug companies around the world. The Mayo Clinic, National Institutes of Health and 800 university labs have snatched up samples for their own cell experiments. And scientists in China, India, Australia, Israel, South Africa and across Europe are using Donaldson’s fibers to grow cell cultures. “It’s a total hoot that fibers that make [Army] tanks go through the desert and that filter air in tractors can now be used for cell research,” Schindler said. Donaldson’s main business is the supply of vehicle filters. The company exhibited at this year’s DVD Exhibition.