Reversible water uptake/release by thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte hydrogels derived from ionic liquids?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2015-04-27 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC02189H

Abstract

Thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte hydrogels, derived from tetra-n-alkylphosphonium 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate-type ionic liquid monomers, show reversible water uptake/release, in which the gels absorb/desorb water for at least ten cycles via a lower critical solution temperature-type phase transition.

Graphical abstract: Reversible water uptake/release by thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte hydrogels derived from ionic liquids
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