rop orous ▁t ape ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁some ▁professional ▁extreme ▁yo - yo ers ▁to ▁wrap ▁around ▁their ▁fingers ▁and ▁prevent ▁string ▁burn ▁or ▁ir rit ation . ▁ ▁Rock ▁clim bers ▁use ▁mic rop orous ▁t ape ▁to ▁wrap ▁their ▁hands ▁in ▁' ta pe ▁glo ves ', ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁protect ing ▁the ▁skin ▁from ▁rock ▁ab ras ion ▁when ▁jam ming ▁hands ▁into ▁cra cks ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁as cent ▁( c rack ▁clim bing , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁face ▁clim bing ▁- ▁g ri pping ▁holds ▁on ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁rock ). ▁ ▁Mic rop orous ▁media ▁used ▁in ▁large ▁format ▁printing ▁applications ▁normally ▁with ▁a ▁p ig ment ▁based ▁in k ▁to ▁maintain ▁colour ▁balance ▁and ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁of ▁the ▁result ant ▁printed ▁image . ▁ ▁Mic rop orous ▁t ape ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁some ▁film ▁and ▁TV ▁sound ▁record ists ▁to ▁aff ix ▁small ▁radio ▁micro ph ones ▁to ▁actors ' ▁skin . ▁ ▁Mic rop orous ▁material ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁high ▁performance ▁ins ulation ▁material ▁used ▁from ▁home ▁applications ▁up ▁to ▁metal ▁furn aces ▁requiring ▁material ▁that ▁can ▁with stand ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Cel si us . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Character isation ▁of ▁p ore ▁space ▁in ▁soil ▁Nan op orous ▁materials ▁Ster i ▁strip ▁D ress ing ▁( med ical ) ▁Con j ug ated ▁mic rop orous ▁polym er , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁mic rop orous ▁material ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Material s ▁Category