Crystalline polymorphism in poly (vinylidenefluoride) membranes

Z Cui, NT Hassankiadeh, Y Zhuang, E Drioli… - Progress in Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
PVDF is widely employed in membrane processes. Its crystals have five different
polymorphs, α, β, γ, δ, and ɛ forms. In the past decades, research has been focused on the …

Battery separators based on vinylidene fluoride (VDF) polymers and copolymers for lithium ion battery applications

CM Costa, MM Silva, S Lanceros-Méndez - Rsc Advances, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, and its copolymers exhibit interesting properties for use as
separator membranes in lithium-ion battery applications. This review presents the …

Bioinspired three-dimensional magnetoactive scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

MM Fernandes, DM Correia, C Ribeiro… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Bone tissue repair strategies are gaining increasing relevance due to the growing incidence
of bone disorders worldwide. Biochemical stimulation is the most commonly used strategy …

Binder migration during drying of lithium-ion battery electrodes: Modelling and comparison to experiment

F Font, B Protas, G Richardson, JM Foster - Journal of Power Sources, 2018 - Elsevier
The drying process is a crucial step in electrode manufacture that may lead to spatial
inhomogeneities in the distribution of the electrode components resulting in impaired cell …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride) and copolymers as porous membranes for tissue engineering applications

J Nunes-Pereira, S Ribeiro, C Ribeiro, CJ Gombek… - Polymer Testing, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and its main copolymers-poly (vinylidene fluoride-
co-hexafluoropropene), P (VDF-HFP), and poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene), P …

Micro and nanofilms of poly (vinylidene fluoride) with controlled thickness, morphology and electroactive crystalline phase for sensor and actuator applications

VF Cardoso, G Minas, CM Costa… - Smart Materials and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Poly (vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, thin films have been processed by spin-coating
with controlled thickness, morphology and crystalline phases. The influence of the …

Silica/poly (vinylidene fluoride) porous composite membranes for lithium-ion battery separators

CM Costa, M Kundu, VF Cardoso, AV Machado… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Separator membranes based on silica/poly (vinylidene fluoride) composites were prepared
by a non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) process with different air exposure times …

Effect of degree of porosity on the properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride–trifluorethylene) for Li-ion battery separators

CM Costa, LC Rodrigues, V Sencadas, MM Silva… - Journal of Membrane …, 2012 - Elsevier
Poly (vinylidene fluoride–trifluorethylene) porous membranes were prepared by solvent
evaporation at room temperature for lithium ion battery separator applications. Microporous …

Microstructural variations of poly (vinylidene fluoride co-hexafluoropropylene) and their influence on the thermal, dielectric and piezoelectric properties

RE Sousa, J Nunes-Pereira, JCC Ferreira, CM Costa… - Polymer testing, 2014 - Elsevier
Polymer films and membranes of poly (vinylidene fluoride co-hexafluoropropylene), PVDF-
HFP, have been prepared by thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), allowing the …

Correlation between crystallization kinetics and electroactive polymer phase nucleation in ferrite/poly (vinylidene fluoride) magnetoelectric nanocomposites

P Martins, CM Costa, JCC Ferreira… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) nanocomposites with different ferrite nanoparticle loadings
are interesting as, depending on ferrite type and content, the electroactive β-phase of the …