One aspect of the invention provides a tube including: a PTFE tube, a jacket circumferentially surrounding the PTFE tube, and a protective jacket circumferentially surrounding the jacket and the PTFE tube. The jacket is formed from a plurality of plaits of fiberglass lace. The fiberglass lace includes PTFE. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of producing a tube. The method includes: providing a PTFE tube, forming a jacket by circumferentially wrapping a plurality of plaits of fiberglass lace around the PTFE tube, and extruding a protective jacket over the jacket. The fiberglass lace includes PTFE. Another aspect of the invention provides a tube prepared by any of the methods described herein. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of using a tube. The method includes: providing a tube as described herein and coupling one or more ends of the tube to one or more devices.
