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Soluble Perfluoropolymers
Author(s) -
Anolick Colin,
Hrivnak Jeffrey A.,
Wheland Robert C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199810)10:15<1211::aid-adma1211>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - materials science , monomer , polymer , solubility , glass transition , polymer science , optical fiber , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , optics , chemistry , physics , engineering
Soluble perfluoropolymers, readily coatable as thin films , have recently appeared on the market for premium applications such as for pellicles and fiber optic coatings. These polymers (e.g., Teflon AF and Cytop) are inherently expensive because of multistep monomer preparations, for example, of perfluorodimethyldioxole in the case of Teflon AF. Here the authors report how less expensive monomers can be used to achieve similar solubility, coatability, and optical properties. These novel polymers also have a significantly lower glass transition temperature as compared to Teflon AF and Cytop.