1. Teflon By Group 3 Theodore Angliongto Renzo Reyes Kemp Po Chadric Tannenggee Enrico Luy

2. What is Teflon? Invented at DuPont’s Jackson Laboratory in 1938 In actuality is a substance called PTFE or polytetrafluoroethylene MOST SLIPPERY substance that exists Used in the kitchen, aerospace, communications, electronics, industrial processes, and architecture

3. Teflon Uses

4. Other Uses Teflon is also used in the creaky wiper blades of a car’s windshield. The blades are coated with Teflon. This means there will be less friction and a smoother motion against the windshield. Teflon is also used as a carpet protector. It repels liquids so that spills on the carpet can be wiped off the carpet easily without leaving a stain. This technology can also be used on fabrics on furniture.

5. Dangers of Teflon Heated pans with Teflon to very high temperature (>300°C) releases fumes that can cause illness resembling a flu (tightness of chess, mild coughing, nausea, sweats). It’s called “polymer fume fever” and it’s rare. They say that ingesting Teflon when it flakes in scratched pans can cause cancer if ingested in large amounts.

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