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PTFE was invented in 1938 by DuPont chemist Dr. Roy Plunkett. Dr. Plunkett was searching for a refrigerant when he discovered a unique, new chemical named Polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE. It was soon learned that PTFE had unique properties resisting friction, temperature, chemicals, mechanical action and electrical charge.
