Cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu" because the illness is linked to fumes from nonstick pans, are on the rise. Poison centers across the United States recorded 267 suspected cases ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Non-stick frying pans and other kitchen appliances have been linked to some health problems, including Teflon Flu. Poison Control Centers released reports that showed suspected ...

A recent record number of cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu," are putting a spotlight on one of the most common causes of the condition, the use of nonstick pans. Over 265 ...

For some more NASA research into Teflon's combustability, there's also this paper, "A Model for the Burning of Teflon," though it doesn't look like more than the abstract is available online: Teflon ...

The potential for silicone in medical applications keeps growing. In the newest development, researchers in Germany have discovered a way to join silicone and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) using nano ...

A polymer film that has been sandwiched between two Teflon sheets curls when hit with ultraviolet (UV) light, a result of the film's highly ordered three-dimensional (3D) molecular structure. Such 3D ...

Fumes from nonstick pans can cause illness if theyre heated at too high of a temperature (Photo by: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) null - Cases of polymer fume fever, also known as ...