The presence of fluorine atoms in the structure of an organic molecule alters in an extraordinary way its physico-chemical properties and the countless applications of organo-fluorine compounds are a strong testimony of it. The unique properties of fluorinated surfaces (low surface tension, dielectric constant, friction coefficient) derive from the particular features of the C-F bond (Chapter 1). Thanks to their exceptionally low intermolecular interactions, fluorinated compounds produce surfaces with very low interfacial energies which are hardly wet by aqueous and organic liquids, have anti-adhesive properties and low friction coefficients. Thanks to these unique properties fluoro-polymers play an important role in various fields of mo...