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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Influencing the Crystalline Domains of Poly(vinylidenedifluoride) Composites Using Fluorinated Silica Nanoparticles as Drop-In Modifiers.

Nathan J Weeks, Cole R Phelps, Enrique T Gazmin, Scott T Iacono

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Nathan J WeeksLaboratories for Advanced Materials, Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840, USA.
Cole R PhelpsLaboratories for Advanced Materials, Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840, USA.
Enrique T GazminLaboratories for Advanced Materials, Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840, USA.
Scott T IaconoLaboratories for Advanced Materials, Chemistry Research Center, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2313-2618

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improvements to fluoropolymer processing techniques by way of utilizing nanoparticles as drop-in processing aids have pronounced effects on bulk composite properties. In this work, we prepared fluoroalkyl-silanized silica nanoparticles (F-SiNPs, ca. 200 nm) that were solvent-blended with polyvinylenedifluoride (PVDF) in order to prepare composites with varying weight fractions. We demonstrated that the ability to functionalize SiNPs with long fluoroalkylchains that induced co-crystallization with the PVDF matrix, resulting in uniform particle dispersion and improved interlaminate adhesion. This was quantitatively investigated using calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis, which showed a decrease in the bulk crystallinity of the virgin PVDF from 37% to 10% with minimal 10 wt % F-SiNP loading, rendering a nearly amorphous PVDF. Additional discussions in this work include the effects of various bare and fluoroalkyl-functionalized SiNP loadings on the amorphous and crystalline domains of the PVDF matrix, as well as thermal decomposition.

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NanoparticlesSilicon DioxideCrystallizationSolventsSilicon DioxideSolventsfluoropolymersmonolayernanocompositespolyvinylenedifluoridesilica nanoparticles

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PMID36500489
PMCPMC9738907

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