Engineering's Lei Zhu researches fluorine-free polymers and wearable tech

Fluorine-free polymer redefines wearable tech

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Lei Zhu, professor of macromolecular science and engineering at Case School of Engineering, said, “In the past, ferroelectric polymers were mostly discovered. They were not made by design. The way these new polymers produce their ferroelectric properties is fundamentally different [from the discovered polymers]. Unlike existing ferroelectric materials, they don’t need to crystalize to lock in the polarity that enables the ferroelectrical behavior.”