Hierarchical self-assembly in ionic liquid crosslinked polyelectrolyte gels as a citric acid sensor

Ionic liquid nanostructure enables alcohol self assembly.

Weakly structured solutions are formed from mixtures of one or more amphiphiles and a polar solvent (usually water), and often contain additional organic components. They contain solvophobic aggregates or association structures with incomplete segregation of components, which leads to a poorly defined interfacial region and significant contact between the solvent and aggregated hydrocarbon grou...

Immobilization of ionic liquid with polyelectrolyte as carrier.

An all-purpose approach to immobilize ionic liquids onto solid supports is proposed by chemical grafting on a polyelectrolyte carrier.

Liquid Crystalline Gels by Self-Assembly of Triblock Copolymers

Cubosomes from hierarchical self-assembly of poly(ionic liquid) block copolymers

Cubosomes are micro- and nanoparticles with a bicontinuous cubic two-phase structure, reported for the self-assembly of low molecular weight surfactants, for example, lipids, but rarely formed by polymers. These objects are characterized by a maximum continuous interface and high interface to volume ratio, which makes them promising candidates for efficient adsorbents and host-guest application...

Ionic liquids as amphiphile self-assembly media.

In recent years, the number of non-aqueous solvents which mediate hydrocarbon-solvent interactions and promote the self-assembly of amphiphiles has been markedly increased by the reporting of over 30 ionic liquids which possess this previously unusual solvent characteristic. This new situation allows a different exploration of the molecular "solvophobic effect" and tests the current understandi...