Membrane (IMAGE)

Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)

Membrane

Caption

A membrane made of polyvinyl chloride-polyester (yellowish color) is punctured with a 2.5-millimeter diameter needle, and at that moment the polyurethane foam (brown) suddenly expands.

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Empa

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