Tips on how to avoid PFAS, BPA, and other harmful chemicals in cookware and kitchen storage productsUsing glass or stainless ...

Nonstick pans have a plastic coating, and some people worry about the consequences of ingesting plastic particles. Learn about current research and safety.

From AIMPLAS Oct 24 2024 The TARPAULIFE Project is looking for more sustainable recyclable materials to replace the PVC-coated polyester tarpaulins commonly used in lorries and coverings.

PTFE-coated non-stick cookware has a polymer coating that prevents food from sticking in the pans while cooking. This material also makes the cookware easy to wash.

Last year, US poison centers reported 267 suspected cases of polymer fume fever, a rare, flu-like illness from inhaling fumes from an overheated nonstick pan.

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C.—Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, one of three main business segments for Sweden-based Trelleborg A.B., will invest about $28.3 million in an expanded production facility for ...

While there are already clothing materials that help keep wearers cool simply by allowing heat to escape, an experimental new fabric coating goes a step further. Utilizing a whole bunch of ...

Science continues to advance smart fabrics that respond to environmental changes, and provide more ‘services’ to their wearers. Now, a team of international researchers has created a wearable ...

image: Images of uncoated (top left, right) and coated (bottom left, right) nylon-6,6 fabrics after nine washing cycles taken by a scanning electron microscope. view more ...