This paper discusses a variety of experiments related to the manufacturing of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) membranes and laminating them on textile backings. Due to the fact that the PTFE membrane production process is protected by international patent law, making the PTFE technology somewhat inaccessible ([6] and [7]), the author of this paper used innovative production processes and techniques to conduct the pilot PTFE membrane production experiments. In the field of PTFE membrane lamination, another step forward was made by patenting an innovative production process [5].
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