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. 2020 Feb 26;10(3):36. doi: 10.3390/membranes10030036

Table 5.

Most relevant works of PVDF ENMs membranes with different solvents.

Solvent 1 Toxicity 2 PVDF Conc. (wt.%) Electrosp. Temp. (°C) Fiber Appearance Pore Size Post Treatment Ref.
DMA Hazardous 12–16 Room temperature Uniform PVDF nanofibers 2–5.88 - [57]
10–15 Continuous hot-press-2 layers Some beads are present at lower concentrations 0.26–1.49 Dried at 50 °C for 24 h in the oven [54]
DMF Hazardous 19 Continuous hot-press at 145 °C; Networks with large pores - 40-55 °C for 12 h
in the oven
[58]
6 Room temperature Some beads are present 0.91–1.12 Pressed between two flat glass panes and placed at 170 °C in an oven [29]
NMP Hazardous 16–20 Room temperature Beads disappear and there are uniform fibres at lower concentration - 100 °C in the oven [59]
DMSO Less Hazardous 6–10 Room temperature Uniform nanofibers 0.8–2.29 Air for 2 h; water for 24 h and at 40 °C
in the oven
This work
15 Room temperature Some beads are presents - - [60]
12 Room temperature Uniform nanofiber 2.4 Heat treatment [61]

1 In a mixture with acetone. 2 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008