I'm an undergraduate chemical engineering student and I am working on a project testing the piezoelectric properties of PVDF. I have acquired PVDF in the form on powder and nonwoven spunbond fabric. I know that I must first "pole" it before it can yield any piezoelectric response. Can anyone offer me some help on an easy way to go about this? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,691864,691864#msg-691864 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:44:43 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,691864,692931#msg-692931 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,691864,692931#msg-692931
You might have found this old thread from 2013 that kicked around some (untested) ideas for created poled 3D printed structures out of PVDF:
Amazing Piezoelectric Polyvinylidene Fluoride

In more recent years it seems there has been some limited progress in making poled PVDF for use in 3D printing:
In-situ poling of PVDF for 3D printing
Electric poling-assisted additive manufacturing process for PVDF polymer-based piezoelectric device applications]]> MattMoses Developers Sun, 31 Jul 2016 01:39:57 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,691864,691864#msg-691864 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?2,691864,691864#msg-691864 I have acquired PVDF in the form on powder and nonwoven spunbond fabric. I know that I must first "pole" it before it can yield any piezoelectric response. Can anyone offer me some help on an easy way to go about this?]]> chemelena Developers Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:18:30 -0400