Fascinating Fluoropolymers and Their Applications

Fluoropolymers are unique materials. Since the middle of the twentieth century fluropolymers have been used in applications where a wide temperature range, a high resistance to aggressive media, excellent tribological characteristics, and specific low adhesion are required. Today, researchers turn to fluoropolymers to solve new challenges and to develop materials with previously unattainable properties.

Fascinating Fluoropolymers and Their Applications covers recent developments of fluoropolymer applications in energy, optical fibers, blood substitutes, textile coatings, membranes and other areas, written by experts in these fields. This volume in the Progress in Fluorine Science series is ideal for researchers and engineers who want to learn about the technology and applications of these special polymers, as well as industrial manufacturers who are interested in achieving new product characteristics in their respective industries.

Written by a global team of fluoropolymer expertsIncludes use of fluoropolymer membranes for various applications in fuel cells, for gases separation, and more Covers fluoropolymer materials with shape memory, in cardiopulmonary bypass systems, in the production of textile materials, and in other areas

1. Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) based materials: recent progress, challenges and opportunities 2. Electroactive polymers 3. Electroactive fluoropolymers and polyamides 4. Redox active fluoropolymer 5. Perfluoropolymers for membrane application 6. Gas and vapor transport, thermodynamics of sorption and free volume in fluorinated and perfluorinated polymers 7. Thermal Transitions and Mechanical Relaxations in Perfluorinated Ionomers 8. Self-organizing semifluorinated polymers for organic electronics 9. Fluorinated Thermosetting Resins for Photonics and Microelectronics 10: Fluoropolymer Architectural Textiles. Production, processing and characterisation 11. Organofluorine compounds in artificial blood circulation systems 12:  Elastomeric Composites Based On Propylene Oxide Rubber With High Filling Degree With Ultrafine Polytetrafluoroethylene for Operation in Cold Climates