What is the end-use of gore-tex fabric?

GORE-TEX material is used in a wide variety of applications:

• Apparel: GORE-TEX material is used to manufacture a wide variety of different types of outdoor apparel and sportswear such as rain shells and winter jackets, pants, lightweight cycling jackets, etc.

• Accessories: GORE-TEX material is also used to produce accessories such as booties, gloves, shoes, backpacks, hats, and other outdoor accessories.

• Space Industry: GORE-TEX material was used in the spacesuits of astronauts throughout the 1980s.

• Medical Industry: GORE-TEX material is used in a wide variety of medical accessories such as sutures, vascular grafts, heart patches, synthetic knee ligaments, etc. The porosity and inertness of GORE-TEX material made it suitable for manufacturing cardiovascular implants.

• GORE-TEX is also used to seal batteries and preserve ancient documents.