Traditional non-stick cooking pans use a coating called polytetrafluoroethylene that cannot withstand overheating. From Wordnik.com. Reference
PTFE, or polytetrafluoroethylene, was discovered in 1938 by Dr. Roy Plunkett. From Wordnik.com. [Revolutionary Inventions For House And Home] Reference
“The implants are typically silicone or polytetrafluoroethylene,” he said. From Wordnik.com. [CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep] Reference
The shell contains a mixture of aluminium polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE and perchlorate oxydiser, moulded together into an aerodynamic shape. From Wordnik.com. [Burning Bullets | Impact Lab] Reference
The white dome had been constructed of polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic fluoropolymer that was lighter than the air trapped inside the dome. From Wordnik.com. [Hellgate London Covenant] Reference
This is a soft -- it's a synthetic form of polytetrafluoroethylene, the same compound that's used in Gortex, but it's made much more soft now and spongy so. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2003] Reference
What the NextTen catalog fails to mention, though, is that the "most famous non-stick surface" is made of polytetrafluoroethylene, the exact same chemical used in Swiss Diamond pans!. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer fraud alert: Swiss Diamond non-stick cookware made with same chemical as Teflon] Reference
For the manufacturer to insist the Swiss Diamond pans contain no Teflon whatsoever when it is made primarily from polytetrafluoroethylene, the chemical widely known as Teflon, is extremely deceptive. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer fraud alert: Swiss Diamond non-stick cookware made with same chemical as Teflon] Reference
The membrane is made of fibreglass and Teflon (PTFE, or polytetrafluoroethylene). From Wordnik.com. [Dezeen] Reference
Bard in 2002 related to prosthetic vascular grafts made of ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene). From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
The mouse's durable PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) feet help sail through my Xtrac Pad Pro with ease. From Wordnik.com. [Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals] Reference
GORE® Filters incorporate Gore's proprietary high-flow PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) filtration media. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
It is encapsulated by polytetrafluoroethylene, the same material from which most dialysis grafts are made. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The Hero's polytetrafluoroethylene-the technical name for DuPont's Teflon-coating feels perfect in your hand. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
GORE® Filters incorporate Gore's proprietary high-flow ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) filtration media. From Wordnik.com. [ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom - Today's New Product News] Reference
Tack that on with the excellent glide provided by the polytetrafluoroethylene feet, and we have an excellent mouse here!. From Wordnik.com. [Hartware.net News] Reference
Unlike traditional non-stick pans that use polytetrafluoroethylene, the Eco-Friendly Cookware set uses NP2 nonstick technology. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
The product is a fluoropolymer composite which consists of an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene matrix filled with boron nitride particles. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
The Naos 5000 also utilizes four sheets of polytetrafluoroethylene (Multi-C2F4, Teflon) feet which are all attached to the bottom of the mouse. From Wordnik.com. [Hartware.net News] Reference
Last but not least is the G700 wireless mouse, which features 13 customizable buttons, a LED battery gauge, and polytetrafluoroethylene feet that glide well on most surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [IGN Gear] Reference
Wilkinson is credited, in 1961, with developing the first commercially successful "coated-edge" blade, one covered with polytetrafluoroethylene, intended to "glide" over the face. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
Two of our pans are coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), more commonly known as Teflon, which makes for great nonstick cookware, but not necessarily for our bodies and the environment. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Christian Blogger Ganns Deen] Reference
The first new material is a wear-resistant, low-friction nanocomposite, created by mixing nanoscale alumina particles with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is known commercially as Teflon. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Lastly, in terms of durability, the G700 can last up to 8 million clicks and its low-friction polytetrafluoroethylene feet won't wear off until the mouse travels at least 250km on your desktop. From Wordnik.com. [Everything USB - Gadgets, Wireless USB, USB 3.0] Reference
Non-textile glass fibers (insulating fibers) glass wool, mineral wool, ceramic wool polyester organic fibrous polyaramide materials polytetrafluoroethylene viscose polypropylene polyacrylnitale. From Wordnik.com. [1. Technical requirements for Asbestos substitutes] Reference
This study was designed to compare conventional balloon angioplasty with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene endovascular stent graft for revision of venous anastomotic stenosis in failing hemodialysis grafts. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The new filters incorporate Gore's high-flow hydrophilic PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) filtration media, which does not require IPA (isopropyl alcohol) pre-wetting and eliminates de-wetting issues in most applications. From Wordnik.com. [Electronicstalk - electronics industry news] Reference
In addition to its role as the world's first permanent tensioned membrane roofing system, the University of La Verne's forward-thinking tensile membrane system was also the first to incorporate PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) as a roofing material. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release] Reference
Parker's Feltner notes that, "Seal manufacturers are still offering the standards-ethylene propylene terpolymer (EPDM), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), nitrile and other sealing materials. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
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