Crystalline polymorphism in poly(vinylidenefluoride) membranes

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 94-126

  Cui, Zhaoliang ^a,b   Hassankiadeh, Naser Tavajohi ^a   Zhuang, Yongbing ^a   Drioli, Enrico ^a,c   Lee, Young Moo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE ON MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Membranes; Polymorphism; PVDF

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; MEMBRANES; POLYMORPHISM;

MECHANISMS OF FORMATION; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); PVDF; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES; TRANSFORMATION METHODS;

CLARIFICATION;

EID: 84947044704     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2015.07.007     Document Type: Review

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