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Porex manufactures "open-cell" porous components from several proprietary, patented, patent-pending material conditioning processes. The structure can vary from particle beads to fibrous and membrane materials. These rigid, open-cell structures can be formed into a number of different shapes and sizes that include sheets, tubes, rods, and thousands of three-dimensional geometrical shapes. Our design process results in superior strength, durability, chemical resistance, resiliency, design flexibilitiy and long-term value advantages.
Polyethylene, polypropylene, PVDF, and PTFE materials do not naturally wick water. They are considered hydrophobic in their natural state. However, POREX Porous Plastic and Oriented Fiber products can be made hydrophilic and custom designed to wick water and other fluids at different rates. Using various materials and pore size combinations, Porex's technology will provide solutions that minimize air flow resistance and maximize water intrusion pressure.
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To refer to a material as porous is just the start of a description that can be used to further characterize the material’s internal structure and composition. The Pore Size / Pore Volume tutorial has been created to better define the terminology commonly used with Porex's porous materials. Porex's material technology is further illustrated by the Spherical Particle (porous) and Fiber Process animations below. |
Click here to view Porex's Spherical Particle Process animation
Click here to view Porex's Fiber Process animation
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