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If you call it Teflon, would you be less scared of the name?
by mikorym 7y ago
If you call it Teflon, would you be less scared of the name?
- appleflaxen 7y agoNo. Teflon manufacture has led to long-term contamination of waterways, plus illness caused be workers exposure ("teflon flu"). So I would prefer nanoengineering to manipulate surface tension.
- akiselev 7y ago> So I would prefer nanoengineering to manipulate surface tension. Nanotoxicity is a very poorly understood field and any nanomaterials are at the very least likely to flake away bits that are similar to asbestos.