Solution self-assembly of fluorinated polymers, an overview

Fluoropolymers constitute an attractive family of polymer materials with remarkable properties such as high resistance to chemicals, UV and heat, ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity for semi-crystalline polymers, to name a few. The incorporation of fluorinated moieties in a polymer can confer uniq...

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Published in:Polymer Chemistry 2021-07, Vol.12 (27), p.3852-3877
Main Authors: Guerre, Marc, Lopez, Gérald, Améduri, Bruno, Semsarilar, Mona, Ladmiral, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical Sciences
Copolymers
Electronegativity
Ferroelectricity
Fluorine
Fluoropolymers
High resistance
Morphology
Piezoelectricity
Polymer chemistry
Polymers
Self-assembly
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Summary:Fluoropolymers constitute an attractive family of polymer materials with remarkable properties such as high resistance to chemicals, UV and heat, ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity for semi-crystalline polymers, to name a few. The incorporation of fluorinated moieties in a polymer can confer unique properties. Due to the fluorine atom's high electronegativity and the peculiar interactions of the fluorinated group, such polymers readily self-assemble in solution and often lead to original morphologies endowed with rare properties. Thanks to advances made in organic and polymer chemistry, a large variety of fluorinated monomers and polymers have been used to design fluorinated copolymer architectures. This review gives an overview of the current state of the art of the solution self-assembly of these fluorinated copolymer architectures. The incorporation of fluorinated moieties into a polymer can confer unique properties and often lead in solution to original morphologies endowed with rare properties.
ISSN:1759-9954
1759-9962
DOI:10.1039/d1py00221j