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US 6,713,563 B2Granted
Electrostrictive poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) networks
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsCharles M. Roland, Riccardo Casalini
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Abstract
A process for making a vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene networked polymer comprising the steps of: providing a poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) copolymer; mixing the copolymer with a peroxide and a coagent to form a curing mixture; and processing the curing mixture such that the peroxide, in combination with the coagent, crosslinks the copolymer to form a networked polymer.
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A process for making a vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene networked polymer comprising the steps of:
- providing a poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) copolymer;
- wherein the poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) copolymer is substantially free of cure-site monomers containing iodine;
- mixing the copolymer with a peroxide and a coagent to form a curing mixture;
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- processing the curing mixture such that the peroxide, in combination with the coagent, crosslinks the copolymer to form a networked polymer.
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