Articles tagged: flexibility

History Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was first discovered by chemists at DuPont in the 1940s as part of their research on fluoropolymers. The company continued the development of PVDF through the 1 … Read more

History The discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is often described as a serendipitous breakthrough. In the late 1930s, DuPont chemist Dr Roy Plunkett was tasked with developing an alternative … Read more

History Polyethylene (PE) is a major commodity plastic and the second most widely used thermoplastic after polypropylene (PP). Several types of PE exist and are classified according to their density, … Read more