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Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and Other Fluorine-Containing Polymers

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Fluorinated polymer; Fluoropolymer; Perfluorinated polymer; PTFE

Definition

Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) is a synthetic polymer bearing repeating −CF2−CF2− units, which is produced by polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene, CF2 = CF2. Fluorine-containing polymers can be defined as polymers which contain one or more fluorine atoms in their chemical structures in a broad sense. They are divided into two groups: perfluorinated (fully fluorinated) polymers, which are composed of C−C and C−F bonds and in some cases heteroatoms including oxygen atom [no C−H or C−X (X = halogens other than fluorine atom) bond in their repeating units]; and partially fluorinated polymers containing C−H and/or C−X bonds in their repeating units.

Background

Fluorine-containing polymers have unique characteristics, such as chemical and thermal stability, low surface energy, and a low dielectric constant. These are imparted by the specific properties of a fluorine atom, i.e., high electronegativity, small...

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  1. Department of Material Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, 790-8577, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

    Hiroaki Shimomoto

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  1. Center for Fiber and Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

    Klaus Müllen

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Shimomoto, H. (2015). Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and Other Fluorine-Containing Polymers. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29648-2_245

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