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POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastic Materials
  • Orthopedic Surgery
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A highly stable thermoplastic tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer, composed of at least 20,000 C2F4 monomer units linked into very long unbranched chains, prepared by polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene, available as molding and extrusion powder, aqueous dispersion, film, multifilament yarn or fiber, having the following uses: as tubing and sheets for chemical laboratory and process work; for lining reaction vessels; for gaskets and pump packings, sometimes mixed with graphite or glass fibers; as electrical insulator; in filtration fabrics; in protective clothing; as a surgical implant material for many prothesis.

OBS

poly(tetrafluoroethylene): form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

Teflon: This name also applies to the fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP) resins, available in the same forms.

OBS

polytetrafluoroethylene resin; tetrafluoroethylene resin; TFE resin; TFE fluorocarbon resin; polytef: commercial names.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Matières plastiques
  • Chirurgie orthopédique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Formation d'organoïdes. [...] Un support non résorbable et bien toléré par l'organisme, le polytétrafluoréthylène (PTFE) [...], est utilisé sous la forme de fins filaments non tissés («cheveux d'anges») et est incubé dans une solution de collagène [...]

OBS

poly(tétrafluoroéthylène) : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

polytétrafluoroéthylène; homopolymère du tétrafluoroéthène : noms commerciaux.

OBS

Ce produit est commercialisé sous de nombreux noms de marque : Fluoroflex, Goretex, Hostaflon, Soreflon, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Materiales plásticos
  • Cirugía ortopédica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Polímero de tetrafluoroetileno.

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