Goretex contains PTFE, which is inert enough to be used inside the human body. It can be used to patch for example a ruptured artery. https://web.archive.org/we

Goretex contains PTFE, which is inert enough to be used inside the human body. It can be used to patch for example a ruptured artery. https://web.archive.org/web/20160712144834/http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/thanks-to-chemistry/ttc-health-cyborg.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20160712144834/http://www.chemhe... Also, PTFE is decidedly not among the nine proposed by the EPA to be classified as hazardous.