To make Gore-Tex and other products, Gore uses a PFAS compound called expanded PTFE. For many years, that compound was manufactured using a harmful chemical called PFOA, which is now one of the ...
BACKGROUND: This study was a long-term Doppler echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve repair for anterior mitral leaflet prolapse using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures. METHODS ...
Biowebâ„¢ is a non-woven composite and has a microporous nature similar to expanded PTFE (ePTFE). The interesting part is that Biowebâ„¢ achieves this microporous nature without the fibrils and nodes ...