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ReviewChemical reviews2023

Smart and Multifunctional Materials Based on Electroactive Poly(vinylidene fluoride): Recent Advances and Opportunities in Sensors, Actuators, Energy, Environmental, and Biomedical Applications.

Carlos M Costa, Vanessa F Cardoso, Pedro Martins, Daniela M Correia, Renato Gonçalves, Pedro Costa, Vitor Correia, Clarisse Ribeiro, Margarida M Fernandes, Pedro M Martins and 1 more

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Review in Chemical reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Carlos M CostaPhysics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9266-3669
Vanessa F CardosoCMEMS-UMinho, University of Minho, DEI, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3039-5520
Pedro MartinsPhysics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9833-9648
Daniela M CorreiaCenter of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3118-4717
Renato GonçalvesCenter of Chemistry, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9763-7371
Pedro CostaPhysics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9887-0925
Vitor CorreiaCMEMS-UMinho, University of Minho, DEI, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8318-085X
Clarisse RibeiroPhysics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9120-4847
Margarida M FernandesCMEMS-UMinho, University of Minho, DEI, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1529-3702
Pedro M MartinsInstitute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Senentxu Lanceros-MéndezPhysics Centre of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6791-7620

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

From scientific and technological points of view, poly(vinylidene fluoride), PVDF, is one of the most exciting polymers due to its overall physicochemical characteristics. This polymer can crystalize into five crystalline phases and can be processed in the form of films, fibers, membranes, and specific microstructures, being the physical properties controllable over a wide range through appropriate chemical modifications. Moreover, PVDF-based materials are characterized by excellent chemical, mechanical, thermal, and radiation resistance, and for their outstanding electroactive properties, including high dielectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric response, being the best among polymer systems and thus noteworthy for an increasing number of technologies. This review summarizes and critically discusses the latest advances in PVDF and its copolymers, composites, and blends, including their main characteristics and processability, together with their tailorability and implementation in areas including sensors, actuators, energy harvesting and storage devices, environmental membranes, microfluidic, tissue engineering, and antimicrobial applications. The main conclusions, challenges and future trends concerning materials and application areas are also presented.

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PMCPMC10571047

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