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427144

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

average Mw ~275,000 by GPC, average Mn ~107,000, pellets

Synonym(s):

PVDF

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Linear Formula:
(CH2CF2)n
CAS Number:
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
MDL number:
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InChI

1S/C2H2F2/c1-2(3)4/h1H2

SMILES string

FC(F)=C

InChI key

BQCIDUSAKPWEOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

vapor pressure

15 mmHg ( 32 °C)

form

pellets

melt index

7-20 g/10 min (230°C/12.5kg)

mol wt

average Mn ~107,000, average Mw ~275,000 by GPC

impact strength

2-4 ft-lb/in. (Izod, ASTM D 256, notched)

dielectric constant

8.0-9.5, 100 Hz (ASTM D 150)

hardness

76-80 (Shore D, ASTM D 2240)

refractive index

n20/D 1.42

ASTM D 3835

17,500-21,500 poise(230 °C) (100 sec-1)(lit.)

transition temp

brittleness temperature -62 °C (ASTM D 746), Tm 166-170 °C (ASTM D 3418)

solubility

some polar solvents such as organic esters and amines: soluble

density

1.78 g/mL at 25 °C

Quality Level

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Application

Coatings, film, filter cloth, instrument linings, filtration membranes, pump parts and linings and valves.

Features and Benefits

Crystallizes in at least 3 forms, depending on crystallization conditions. High mechanical strength,abrasion resistance and dielectric strength. Resists most chemicals, UV radiation, weathering and fungi.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 101(2), 537-546 (2012-08-29)
For tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, stem cells should be effectively cultured in vitro. New thermoresponsive nanocomposite gels (MD-NC gels), consisting of inorganic clay (hectorite) and copolymers composed of hydrophobic 2-methoxyethyl acrylate (MEA) and hydrophilic N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA) units, could be
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(3), 1368-1377 (2012-09-18)
Properties of a piezoelectric polymeric angioplasty balloon that may decrease the problems of acute closure and restenosis are evaluated in this study. Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF), a piezoelectric and pyroelectric polymer, has sufficient strength to serve as a standard angioplasty balloon
Eugene Cho et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(1), 674-677 (2013-05-08)
Electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofiber membranes have 3-dementional (3-D) open pore channel and hence have excellent application potential in Western blot. In this study we have modified electrospun PVDF nanofiber membrane by argon (Ar) plasma treatment to improve the surface

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