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Once submerged, those micropores trap air as microbubbles.—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2025 Promote Lymphatic Drainage Celebrity hair stylist Glen Coco once told me that post-rhinoplasty noses swell from plane flights, making surgical micropore tape an unexpected onboard must-have for anyone that has undergone a septum repair or nose job.—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 In a similar vein, the ceiling is lined with Majilite Nytek vinyl, a porous material that breathes by transmitting moisture vapor through billions of tiny micropores.—Megan Barber, Curbed, 6 Apr. 2018 As expected, the acid dissolved the calcite, leaving nothing but a weakened black sponge full of micropores.—Laura G. Shields, Science | AAAS, 12 Dec. 2017