{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Torres-Rodriguez J"],"funding":["CERIC-ERIC Consortium","European Funds for Regional Development","European Regional Development Fund and Interreg V-A Italy Austria 2014-2020"],"pagination":["727"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9689208"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["In this work, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) aerogels with a tailorable phase composition were prepared by following the crystallization-induced gelation principle. A series of PVDF wet gels (5 to 12 wt.%) were prepared from either PVDF-DMF solutions or a mixture of DMF and ethanol as non-solvent. The effects of the non-solvent concentration on the crystalline composition of the PVDF aerogels were thoroughly investigated. It was found that the nucleating role of ethanol can be adjusted to produce low-density PVDF aerogels, whereas the changes in composition by the addition of small amounts of water to the solution promote the stabilization of the valuable β and γ phases. These phases of the aerogels were monitored by FTIR and Raman spectroscopies. Furthermore, the crystallization process w"],"journal":["Gels (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["Polyvinylidene Fluoride Aerogels with Tailorable Crystalline Phase Composition."],"pmcid":["PMC9689208"],"funding_grant_id":["P1727558-IWB01","ITAT 1059 InCIMa4","20222245"],"pubmed_authors":["Kohns R","Huesing N","Torres-Rodriguez J","E Bedolla D","Koopmann AK","D'Amico F","Vaccari L","Saccomano G"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Polyvinylidene Fluoride Aerogels with Tailorable Crystalline Phase Composition.","description":"In this work, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) aerogels with a tailorable phase composition were prepared by following the crystallization-induced gelation principle. A series of PVDF wet gels (5 to 12 wt.%) were prepared from either PVDF-DMF solutions or a mixture of DMF and ethanol as non-solvent. The effects of the non-solvent concentration on the crystalline composition of the PVDF aerogels were thoroughly investigated. It was found that the nucleating role of ethanol can be adjusted to produce low-density PVDF aerogels, whereas the changes in composition by the addition of small amounts of water to the solution promote the stabilization of the valuable β and γ phases. These phases of the aerogels were monitored by FTIR and Raman spectroscopies. Furthermore, the crystallization process w","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2025-04-05T10:57:41.226Z","creation":"2025-04-05T10:57:41.226Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9689208","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36354635"],"doi":["10.3390/gels8110727"]}}