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*Hard to work with, but it can be SLA Printed or Chemically coated on materials | *Hard to work with, but it can be SLA Printed or Chemically coated on materials | ||
*Useful for chemistry equipment, medical equipment, nonstick coatings, and low friction componets | *Useful for chemistry equipment, medical equipment, nonstick coatings, and low friction componets | ||
=Safety= | |||
*TLDR: Not the WORST (ie on a scale from [[Deionized Water]] to Dimethyl Mercury / or Sulfur Mustards (ie critical to life + benign TO toxic and no real use) it's probably a 4) but not the best and tied to some VERY NASTY related/required chemicals so best to avoid it if possible ( [[Reduce]] / [[Substitution]] / [[Precautionary Principle]] etc) | |||
**Also special note that as with the [[Canary in the Coal Mine]] , at high temperatures "Teflon Coated" / [[Nonstick Pans]] release some "nasties" that aren't bad enough for humans (at least in the Acute sense), but ARE lethal to Birds and such, so be careful about that | |||
*For a pretty good communication of the state of current understanding, the videos (linked under this page's external links section) by [[Veritassium (YouTube Channel) ]] and [[Adam Ragusea (YouTube Channel) ]] | |||
**TLDW is PTFE is mostly fine, [[PFAS]] though are gnarly, ESPECIALLY [[Occupational Exposure]] | |||
***So manage exposures + be careful on that, but most "average joes" are alright | |||
=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
* | *[[Forever Chemicals]] | ||
**(PTFE is considered one, along with [[PFAS]] and others) | |||
*[[Fluoropolymers]] | |||
**The family of [[Polymers]] PTFE Falls into, along with [[ETFE]] and [[Fluoroelastomers]] | |||
=External Links= | =External Links= | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytetrafluoroethylene The Wikipedia Page on Polytetrafluoroethylene] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytetrafluoroethylene The Wikipedia Page on Polytetrafluoroethylene] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY A Video by the YouTube Channel "Verutassium" Titled "How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet" ] ( '''~54 Minute Watch''' ) | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ1KmVmpC8o A Video by the YouTube Channel "Adam Ragusea" Titled "Nonstick is prob safe — the factories aren't (PFAS contamination)" ] ( '''~15 Minute Watch''' ) | |||
[[Category: Plastics]] | [[Category: Plastics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:24, 18 September 2025
Basics
- An abrreviation for Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Sold Under the Brand Name Teflon
- An Engineering Plastic
- A Floropolymer that is highly chemical resistant, and has low friction
- Hard to work with, but it can be SLA Printed or Chemically coated on materials
- Useful for chemistry equipment, medical equipment, nonstick coatings, and low friction componets
Safety
- TLDR: Not the WORST (ie on a scale from Deionized Water to Dimethyl Mercury / or Sulfur Mustards (ie critical to life + benign TO toxic and no real use) it's probably a 4) but not the best and tied to some VERY NASTY related/required chemicals so best to avoid it if possible ( Reduce / Substitution / Precautionary Principle etc)
- Also special note that as with the Canary in the Coal Mine , at high temperatures "Teflon Coated" / Nonstick Pans release some "nasties" that aren't bad enough for humans (at least in the Acute sense), but ARE lethal to Birds and such, so be careful about that
- For a pretty good communication of the state of current understanding, the videos (linked under this page's external links section) by Veritassium (YouTube Channel) and Adam Ragusea (YouTube Channel)
- TLDW is PTFE is mostly fine, PFAS though are gnarly, ESPECIALLY Occupational Exposure
- So manage exposures + be careful on that, but most "average joes" are alright
- TLDW is PTFE is mostly fine, PFAS though are gnarly, ESPECIALLY Occupational Exposure
Internal Links
- Forever Chemicals
- (PTFE is considered one, along with PFAS and others)
- Fluoropolymers
- The family of Polymers PTFE Falls into, along with ETFE and Fluoroelastomers
External Links
- The Wikipedia Page on Polytetrafluoroethylene
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Verutassium" Titled "How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet" ( ~54 Minute Watch )
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Adam Ragusea" Titled "Nonstick is prob safe — the factories aren't (PFAS contamination)" ( ~15 Minute Watch )