Search CONTACT US English TECHNOLOGIES CUSTOM SOLUTIONS MARKETS NEWS AND EVENTS ABOUT POREX > About Porex > FAQs Check here for answers to your most common questions. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Need more information? CONTACT US online, or, ASK AN ENGINEER. GENERAL What product shapes are available? Are your materials available in colors? What plastic materials can be made porous? What applications are your products used in? Do you sell expanded Teflon® products? Can additives be added to porous plastics? Where can I buy your parts? What regulatory approvals do your products meet? .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel { margin-bottom: 10px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header { position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 15px 30px 15px 30px; background-color: #828282; color: #ffffff; display: flex; flex-direction: row; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header:hover { background-color: #8c8c8c; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header:focus { outline: 1px dotted #666; outline: auto 5px -webkit-focus-ring-color; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title { display: flex; align-items: center; width: 100%; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-icon-image { width: auto; max-height: 1em; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-left > .sow-accordion-icon-image, .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-left > span[data-sow-icon] { margin-right: 5px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-right > .sow-accordion-icon-image, .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-right > span[data-sow-icon] { margin-left: 5px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel:not(.sow-accordion-panel-open) > .sow-accordion-panel-header-container > .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-close-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel.sow-accordion-panel-open > .sow-accordion-panel-header-container > .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-open-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content .sow-accordion-panel-border { background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px 30px 15px 30px; overflow: auto; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content .sow-accordion-panel-border:focus { outline: 1px dotted #666; outline: auto 5px -webkit-focus-ring-color; } @media print { .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-open-close-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content { display: block !important; } } TECHNICAL Is your PTFE membrane the same as expanded PTFE? Can sealing or bonding agents be used on porous plastics? Can porous plastic be sterilized? Are your materials compressible? Can your products be made elastic? Can your vent materials self-seal or change color if they get wet? Is your material a surface or depth filter? How does your material work as a vent? .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel { margin-bottom: 10px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header { position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 15px 30px 15px 30px; background-color: #828282; color: #ffffff; display: flex; flex-direction: row; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header:hover { background-color: #8c8c8c; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header:focus { outline: 1px dotted #666; outline: auto 5px -webkit-focus-ring-color; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title { display: flex; align-items: center; width: 100%; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-icon-image { width: auto; max-height: 1em; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-left > .sow-accordion-icon-image, .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-left > span[data-sow-icon] { margin-right: 5px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-right > .sow-accordion-icon-image, .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-right > span[data-sow-icon] { margin-left: 5px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel:not(.sow-accordion-panel-open) > .sow-accordion-panel-header-container > .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-close-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel.sow-accordion-panel-open > .sow-accordion-panel-header-container > .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-open-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content .sow-accordion-panel-border { background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px 30px 15px 30px; overflow: auto; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content .sow-accordion-panel-border:focus { outline: 1px dotted #666; outline: auto 5px -webkit-focus-ring-color; } @media print { .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-open-close-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content { display: block !important; } } MECHANICAL / MANUFACTURING Are your parts injection molded? Can porous plastics be machined? Can porous plastic be vibrationally or heat welded? Do you make product tooling? What is the widest sheet Porex can make? What is the widest sheet Porex can make? .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel { margin-bottom: 10px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header { position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 15px 30px 15px 30px; background-color: #828282; color: #ffffff; display: flex; flex-direction: row; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header:hover { background-color: #8c8c8c; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header:focus { outline: 1px dotted #666; outline: auto 5px -webkit-focus-ring-color; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title { display: flex; align-items: center; width: 100%; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-icon-image { width: auto; max-height: 1em; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-left > .sow-accordion-icon-image, .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-left > span[data-sow-icon] { margin-right: 5px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-right > .sow-accordion-icon-image, .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-title-icon-right > span[data-sow-icon] { margin-left: 5px; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel:not(.sow-accordion-panel-open) > .sow-accordion-panel-header-container > .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-close-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel.sow-accordion-panel-open > .sow-accordion-panel-header-container > .sow-accordion-panel-header .sow-accordion-open-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content .sow-accordion-panel-border { background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px 30px 15px 30px; overflow: auto; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content .sow-accordion-panel-border:focus { outline: 1px dotted #666; outline: auto 5px -webkit-focus-ring-color; } @media print { .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-open-close-button { display: none; } .so-widget-sow-accordion-default-99be652ed941 .sow-accordion .sow-accordion-panel .sow-accordion-panel-content { display: block !important; } } TECHNOLOGIES Sintered Porous Plastic Porous Fiber Porous Foam PTFE Membrane CUSTOM SOLUTIONS Absorption Solutions Application Solutions Diffusion Solutions Filtration Solutions Venting Solutions Wicking Solutions MARKETS Air Care Analytical Sciences Automotive & Aerospace Cosmetic Makeup Sponges Electronics Industrial In-Vitro Diagnostics Medical Devices UV Reflective Media Water Filtration Wound Care Writing Instruments NEWS AND EVENTS COVID-19 Press Releases Webinar Series Tech Briefs Media Coverage ABOUT POREX Our blog Contact us Sustainability Global Locations History Leadership Team Careers Certifications & Compliance FAQs Preferred Converters Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Making the world safer, healthier & more productive.™ CONTACT US YouTube © 2021 Porex. 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