Abstract
Thermoreversible gelation of ionic liquids (ILs) was demonstrated using a well-defined ABA triblock copolymer. The ABA triblock copolymer consisted of poly(phenylethyl methacrylate) terminal A blocks and a poly(methyl methacrylate) middle B block. Temperature-tunable thermosensitive solgel transition, i.e., low-temperature-solhigh- temperature-gel, can be realized because of the lower critical solution temperature aggregation behavior of the A blocks. The solgel transition behavior of polymerIL composites can be precisely controlled not only by changing the chemical structure of the A blocks but also by changing that of the ILs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 204-206 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |