Fascinating Fluoropolymers and Their Applications

1. Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) based materials: recent progress, challenges and opportunities
C. M. Costa, V. Cardoso, P. Martins, D. M. Correia, V. Correia, C. Ribeiro, P. M. Martins, S. Lanceros-Méndez (Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, Basque Center for Materials and IKERBASQUE, Spain)

2. Electroactive polymers
K. Loos (Univ. of Groningen, The Nederlands) Piezoelectricity and ferroelectricity

3. Electroactive fluoropolymers and polyamides
L. Zhu (Case Western Reserve Univ., USA)   

4. Redox active fluoropolymer
H. Sun (South Dakota Univ., USA)

5. Perfluoropolymers for membrane application
M. Galizia, Y. Okamoto (New-York Univ. Tandon School of Engineering, USA)

6. Gas and vapor transport, thermodynamics of sorption and free volume in fluorinated and perfluorinated polymers
N. Belov, A. Alentiev, Y. Yampolskii (A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis (Moscow), Russia) 

7. Thermal Transitions and Mechanical Relaxations in Perfluorinated Ionomers
C. M. Orsino, R. B. Moore (Virginia Tech., USA) Introduction to Perfluorinated Ionomers

8. Self-organizing semifluorinated polymers for organic electronics
D. Pospiech, D. Jehnichen, C. Horn, M. Plötner (Dresden, Germany)

9. Fluorinated Thermosetting Resins for Photonics and Microelectronics
Dreyer, C., Schrader.  Frauhaufer & Technical University of Applied Sci, Wildau, Germany

10: Fluoropolymer Architectural Textiles. Production, processing and characterisation
A. Sonnendecker, D. W. Viljoen, B. Ameduri, P. L. Crouse (University Pretoria, South Africa and Institute Charles Gerhardt, France)

11. Organofluorine compounds in artificial blood circulation systems
Oleg V. El’kin, Andrejv N. Bushuev, IvanV. Tolstobrov, SergeyV. Fomin, E.S. Shirokova, A.V. Sazanov, V.A. Kozvonin, Denis A. Kozulin  (Vyatka State University, Russia)

12:  Elastomeric Composites Based On Propylene Oxide Rubber With High Filling Degree With Ultrafine Polytetrafluoroethylene for Operation in Cold Climates
Portnyagina V.V., Petrova N.N., Morozov A.V., Mukhin V.V.

Fluoropolymers are very unique materials. Since the middle of the twentieth century fluoropolymers 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. Fluoropolymers: Applications and Simulation covers recent developments of fluoropolymer applications in energy, optical fibers, blood substitutes, membranes and other areas, written by experts in these fields. A volume in Progress in in Fluorine Science, this volume 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 experts
• Includes use of fluoropolymer membranes for various applications in fuel cells, for substances separation, and more
• Covers fluoropolymer materials with shape memory, in cardiopulmonary bypass systems, in the production of textile materials and in other areas

Fluorine chemistry researchers, who could have a background in organic or inorganic chemistry