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Write short notes on the following  a. plastic and health care industry b. plastic cookware c. Teflon d. fire proof plastic

a. Plastic and health care industry: plastic find extensive use in the health care industry. Some examples of their use in health care are the packaging of tablets, threads used for stitching wounds, syringes, doctors, gloves a number of medical instruments b. Plastic cookware: plastic cookware is used microwave ovens for cooking food. The heating process is different in microwave ovens. Heat cooks the food but does not affect the plastic vesselc. Teflon: Teflon is non-stick plastic used as non-stick coating in cookwares. Because of its toughness it is also used as tape for sealing purposed. Fire proof plastics: Although synthetic fibre catches fire easily, it is interesting to know that the fire proof material is made from synthetic plastics.

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