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Electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) membranes obtained by isothermal crystallization from solution

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Resumo:Electroactive macroporous poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifuoroethylene) membranes have been produced by solvent evaporation at room temperature starting with a diluted solution of the co-polymer in dimethylformamide. The pore architecture consists in interconnected spherical pores. This architecture is independent of the membrane thickness. The thickness of the membranes ranges from few microns to several hundred microns, using spin coating and evaporation in static conditions, respectively. The pore structure is explained by a spinodal decomposition of the liquid-liquid phase separation and crystallization in the copolymer rich phase.
Autores principais:Ferreira, A.
Outros Autores:Silva, J.; Sencadas, Vítor João Gomes Silva; Gómez Ribelles, J. L.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.
Assunto:Membranes Phase separation Stimuli-sensitive polymers Tissue engineering
Ano:2010
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:preprint
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:Electroactive macroporous poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifuoroethylene) membranes have been produced by solvent evaporation at room temperature starting with a diluted solution of the co-polymer in dimethylformamide. The pore architecture consists in interconnected spherical pores. This architecture is independent of the membrane thickness. The thickness of the membranes ranges from few microns to several hundred microns, using spin coating and evaporation in static conditions, respectively. The pore structure is explained by a spinodal decomposition of the liquid-liquid phase separation and crystallization in the copolymer rich phase.