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polytef

 [pol´ĕ-tef]
the pharmaceutical name for Teflon, a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene, used as a surgical implant material for many prostheses, such as artificial vessels and orbital floor implants, and for many applications in skeletal augmentation and skeletal fixation.

Teflon

/Tef·lon/ (tef´lon) trademark for preparations of polytef (polytetrafluoroethylene).

Teflon

a trademark for a substance (polytetrafluoroethylene) used for the construction of surgical implants in restorative surgery and the coating of surgical blades.

Teflon™

Polytetrafluoroethylene A proprietary name for a biologically inert polymeric molecule resistant to organic solvents, with a melting temperature of 225ºC, which is widely used in medicine Medical devices Teflon has diverse medical applications including use in annuloplasty rings, batteries for defibrillators and pacemakers, cardiac patches, vena caval clips, vascular grafts, implantable pumps, implants for impotence, implants for incontinence, prosthetic joints, bone replacements, pledgets, various types of sheeting, dialysis shunts, sutures, myringotomy tubes, valved conduits, and in low-temperature chemical reactions. Cf Gore-Tex™.

Teflon,

n.pr brand name of a proprietary plastic material (polytetrafluoroethylene) used in reconstructive surgery of the jaw and chin.

Teflon

see polytef, polytetrafluoroethylene.
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16]N nuclei along the z axis of the Teflon cylinders (taken to be along the direction of the normal).
Optimizing the Teflon thickness for fast neutron detection using a Ge detector
Treatment of vesicoureteric reflux by endoscopic injection of Teflon.
Late ureteral obstruction in an adult who had STING/Teflon in childhood: should we expect an epidemic?
En Ohio, Estados Unidos, donde nacio Plunkett, se encontraron sustancias del grupo del teflon (acido perfluorooctanoico y sulfonato de perfluorooctano) en r el agua potable, en una concentracion elevada.
El teflon, ?una amenaza para a la salud? Luego de 64 anos de su aprovechamiento
Solution co-polymerization of DEGDMA with each of AM, MAA or HEMA using a-irradiation as a radical polymerization initiation technique under the same aforementioned experimental conditions were carried out in order to obtain a graft co-polymers onto Teflon membrane with different hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties with amphiphilic properties according to the relative ratio between the two components in the initial mixture.
Modification of poly-tetrafluoroethylene surface properties for biocatalytic membrane applications
Four months postoperatively, she underwent a procedure to improve her voice; this procedure included the injection of Teflon into the left vocal fold.
An unusual presentation of Teflon granuloma: case report and discussion
DuPont has always known more about Teflon than it let on.
Teflon is forever: for decades, DuPont has sold the answer to crud, gunk, and grime. What the company didn't advertise was that its nonstick wonder sticks--to us
Zytel HTNWRF51MP20 combines very low friction with good wear resistance; it contains Teflon PTFE in micropowder form.
Combating wear and friction
Tiana wears: Yellow polo shirt, Apounds 2 (for pack of two), Teflon protected navy pleated skirt, Apounds 3.
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Tiny amounts of an ingredient used to produce Teflon have ended up in the area's water supply.
Pollution detective
Cookware coated in Teflon probably resides in your kitchen, as it does in the homes of most Americans.
DuPont takes heat over chemical in Teflon pans
There's no evidence that Teflon or other nonstick coatings cause cancer.
Staying safe: navigating nonstick and other potential risks
The surfactant is not present in the finished product, so Teflon pots and pans do not release it.
Panic in the pantry: a few thoughts on carcinogenicity

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