A Case of Acute Lung Injury Caused by Tetrafluoroethylene Inhalation / 결핵및호흡기질환

Tetrafluoroethylene is a colorless gas that can be used to synthesize a variety of fluoride compounds by polymerization (e.g., Teflon). Fluoride compounds have many applications in industry. There are several reports of inhalation injury from the pyrolytic product of fluoride compounds. When the polymer is heated under the conditions of inadequate ventilation, the fumes can cause polymer fume fever or pulmonary edema which manifested as symptoms such as fever, chill, profuse sweating, cough and dyspnea. However there are no reports of a direct lung injury caused by tetrafluoroethylene. We report a case of a 27-year-old male presented with acute lung injury after inhaling concentrated tetrafluoroethylene. He complained of cough and dyspnea after the accidental inhalation of tetrfluoroethylene at his workplace. The symptoms improved without any complications after conservative treatment with oxygen and steroid.

Study on the surface sterilization and modification of medical poly (tetrafluoroethylene) by remote argon plasma / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To investigate the surface sterilization and modification of medical poly(tetrafluoroethylene)(PTFE) by remote argon plasma.Methods Carrier quantitative bactericidal test was used to examine the germicidal effect(GE) of the E.coli on the surface of medical PTFE film and surface structure,performances of sterilized PTFE were characterized by the water contact angle,mass loss and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).Results Both remote and conventional argon plasmas could sterilize effectively(GE≥3.769) in the conditions of plasma RF power 100 W,exposure time 120 s and argon flux 20 cm3/min.Remote argon plasma sterilization made the PTFE surface have higher hydrophilicity(?=58.5?) than the conventional argon plasma sterilization(?=70.5?) and did not cause remarkable degradation and damages in terms of the mass loss(mass loss was 11.8%).Remote argon plasma sterilization could enhance interaction reactions with argon radicals relative to those with electron and argon ions,thereby contributing more effectively to defluorination(F/C=2.24) from the PTFE than the conventional argon plasma sterilization(F/C=2.49) and more effectively to the formation of oxygen functionalities on the PTFE surface.Conclusion Remote argon plasma can inactivate E.coli effectively and at the same time bring better surface modification of PTFE.