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PTFE-The unexpected king of materials polytetrafluoroethylene powder

PTFE, notoriously called Teflon, was not a planned exploration. In 1938, DuPont stumbled upon this remarkable compound rather by mishap, triggering a change in materials scientific research and commercial applications. One morning in 1938, Roy Plunkett, a young chemist, was busy playing with his experiments behind-the-scenes of DuPont. His task sounded basic: discover a new…