#ePTFE
On behalf of the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device Advisory Committee, please find attached the Canadian Guidance for the 2025 Boston Scientific RELIANCE ePTFE ICD lead advisory.
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Long-term outcomes after TIPS with ePTFE-covered stentgrafts reveal that one in three patients eventually needs a shunt revision.
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📊 Among 514 patients:
• 18.5% underwent shunt dilation - linked to higher portal pressures & disease severity
• 8.2% required shunt reduction - more common in older or female patients, and those with hyponatremia or hydrothorax
• Median time to first revision: 2.8 months
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt with ePTFE-covered stentgrafts: incidence and predictors of shunt dysfunction - Insights into Imaging
Objectives To analyze revision rates after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stentgrafts and to identify predictors of shunt…
insightsimaging.springeropen.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ophthopedia Update: Surgical applications of expanded polytetrafluorethylene in ophthalmology: A review: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) has evolved from its origins as an industrial polymer into a biomedical material with a range of demonstrated uses… #Ophthalmology #Eye #Ophthotwitter
Surgical applications of expanded polytetrafluorethylene in ophthalmology: A review
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) has evolved from its origins as an industrial polymer into a biomedical material with a range of demonstrated uses across cardiovascular, hernia repair, and ophthalmology. Its application in ophthalmology has expanded significantly over the past few years owing to its unique physical and chemical properties, including its biocompatibility, inertness, bio-integration, mechanical and chemical stability, high tensile strength, and softness. The earliest ophthalmic applications of ePTFE focused on corneal perforation repair and keratoprosthesis scaffolds, followed by its use in ocular surface reconstruction, scleral buckling, and eyelid procedures.
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September 17, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Vascular graft technology is evolving as surgeons look for durable solutions for aneurysms, peripheral artery disease, and dialysis access. Endovascular stent grafts and advanced materials such as ePTFE are expanding treatment options.
www.emergenresearch.com/industry-rep...
August 14, 2026 at 6:10 AM
ePTFE Vascular Graft Small Diameter Market to Reach USD 1.35 Billion by 2034, Growing at 8.1% CAGR.

www.24chemicalresearch.com/reports/3091...
August 6, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Can inert ePTFE become blood-compatible?

This study shows plasma activation with #polydopamine and #heparin improves ePTFE hemocompatibility, offering a scalable strategy for safer blood-contacting medical devices. #biomaterial #Polydopamine
#OpenAccess in ePolymers: doi.org/10.1515/epol...
July 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
ということもあって、駆け込みでモンベルのレインジャケットを予備で買ったのよね、去年。
こりゃPTFE系のゴアテックスに匹敵する性能のレインウェアは数年間手に入らないなと思って。
https://x.com/ZN2017/status/1996022288739959242
Xユーザーのonz(@ZN2017)さん
ゴアでも何でも防水透湿層と表側の基布というのが基本構造なので、見た感じの撥水性にはそれがゴアかePEかePTFEかというのは直接関係ないんですよ。 ただ、この種の防水透湿構造は基布が濡れてしまうと防水透湿層に直接水層が貼りついた形になって透湿性が失われてしまいます。
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December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
ストームクルーザーがゴアテックスの使用を止める件について、フッ素樹脂の使用規制に伴ってそもそものゴアテックスがePTFEからePEという違う素材に切り替えるという予備知識なしで読んで変な誤読してる人が結構いそう
January 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
ICYMI: Prognostic Significance of Biointegration at the Optic–Cornea Joint in Keratoprosthesis Implantation: Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to characterize the morphological and immunological aspects of biointegration at the optic–cornea joint… #Cornea #MostPopularArticles #Ophthalmology
Prognostic Significance of Biointegration at the Optic–Cornea Joint in Keratoprosthesis Implantation
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the morphological and immunological aspects of biointegration at the optic–cornea joint of a second-generation synthetic corneal device. Methods: The initial prototype, single-piece optic–skirt configuration, is constructed from compact and flexible perfluoroalkoxy alkane with porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) overlying the skirt to allow skirt–cornea biointegration. The second-generation version was modified to add ePTFE around the optic wall to allow optic–cornea biointegration. Initial and amended second-generation devices were implanted into healthy rabbit eyes. Clinical examination, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, light microscopy, and immunofluorescence studies were performed to assess structural integrity and determine molecular signatures indicative of inflammation and tissue remodeling between the 2 prototypes. Results: Recipient eyes with both device versions showed no epithelial defects or tissue retraction at 3 months postoperatively. Optical coherence tomography images demonstrated no appreciable perioptic space with either prototype. Histopathology of the initial device demonstrated lack of stromal adhesion at the optic–cornea joint with epithelium filling the perioptic space. Second-generation devices demonstrated full sealing of the recipient stroma along the optic stem. Although the routine histopathology did not demonstrate inflammatory cells in the recipient cornea with either device, immunohistochemistry stains demonstrated quiescent phenotype of stromal and epithelial cells only in the second-generation devices. Conclusions: Biointegration between the synthetic corneal device and recipient tissue at the optic–cornea joint seems to avert inflammation and may help prevent sterile tissue lysis and prolong retention.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
ICYMI: Prognostic Significance of Biointegration at the Optic–Cornea Joint in Keratoprosthesis Implantation: Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to characterize the morphological and immunological aspects of biointegration at the optic–cornea joint… #Cornea #MostPopularArticles #Ophthalmology
Prognostic Significance of Biointegration at the Optic–Cornea Joint in Keratoprosthesis Implantation
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the morphological and immunological aspects of biointegration at the optic–cornea joint of a second-generation synthetic corneal device. Methods: The initial prototype, single-piece optic–skirt configuration, is constructed from compact and flexible perfluoroalkoxy alkane with porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) overlying the skirt to allow skirt–cornea biointegration. The second-generation version was modified to add ePTFE around the optic wall to allow optic–cornea biointegration. Initial and amended second-generation devices were implanted into healthy rabbit eyes. Clinical examination, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, light microscopy, and immunofluorescence studies were performed to assess structural integrity and determine molecular signatures indicative of inflammation and tissue remodeling between the 2 prototypes. Results: Recipient eyes with both device versions showed no epithelial defects or tissue retraction at 3 months postoperatively. Optical coherence tomography images demonstrated no appreciable perioptic space with either prototype. Histopathology of the initial device demonstrated lack of stromal adhesion at the optic–cornea joint with epithelium filling the perioptic space. Second-generation devices demonstrated full sealing of the recipient stroma along the optic stem. Although the routine histopathology did not demonstrate inflammatory cells in the recipient cornea with either device, immunohistochemistry stains demonstrated quiescent phenotype of stromal and epithelial cells only in the second-generation devices. Conclusions: Biointegration between the synthetic corneal device and recipient tissue at the optic–cornea joint seems to avert inflammation and may help prevent sterile tissue lysis and prolong retention.
dlvr.it
May 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Prognostic Significance of Biointegration at the Optic–Cornea Joint in Keratoprosthesis Implantation: Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to characterize the morphological and immunological aspects of biointegration at the optic–cornea joint of a… #Cornea #MostPopularArticles #Ophthalmology
Prognostic Significance of Biointegration at the Optic–Cornea Joint in Keratoprosthesis Implantation
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize the morphological and immunological aspects of biointegration at the optic–cornea joint of a second-generation synthetic corneal device. Methods: The initial prototype, single-piece optic–skirt configuration, is constructed from compact and flexible perfluoroalkoxy alkane with porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) overlying the skirt to allow skirt–cornea biointegration. The second-generation version was modified to add ePTFE around the optic wall to allow optic–cornea biointegration. Initial and amended second-generation devices were implanted into healthy rabbit eyes. Clinical examination, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, light microscopy, and immunofluorescence studies were performed to assess structural integrity and determine molecular signatures indicative of inflammation and tissue remodeling between the 2 prototypes. Results: Recipient eyes with both device versions showed no epithelial defects or tissue retraction at 3 months postoperatively. Optical coherence tomography images demonstrated no appreciable perioptic space with either prototype. Histopathology of the initial device demonstrated lack of stromal adhesion at the optic–cornea joint with epithelium filling the perioptic space. Second-generation devices demonstrated full sealing of the recipient stroma along the optic stem. Although the routine histopathology did not demonstrate inflammatory cells in the recipient cornea with either device, immunohistochemistry stains demonstrated quiescent phenotype of stromal and epithelial cells only in the second-generation devices. Conclusions: Biointegration between the synthetic corneal device and recipient tissue at the optic–cornea joint seems to avert inflammation and may help prevent sterile tissue lysis and prolong retention.
dlvr.it
May 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Gore-Tex is great. Bob Gore invented ePTFE and it has done wonders for us. I have a lot of Gore-Tex and Windstopper gear.
May 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM