abstract
Ion gels and self-healing gels prepared using ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been largely investigated in the past years due to their remarkable applications in different research areas. Herewith we provide an overview on the ILs and DESs used for the preparation of ion gels, highlight the preparation and physicochemical characteristics of stimuli responsive gel materials based on co-polymers and biopolymers, with special emphasis on polysaccharides and discuss their applications. Overall, this review summarizes the fundamentals and advances in ion gels with switchable properties prepared using ILs or DESs, as well as their potential applications in electrochemistry, in sensing devices and as drug delivery vehicles.
keywords
IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; DRUG-DELIVERY; DNA HYDROGEL; TAMARIND GUM; GUAR GUM; CELLULOSE; IONOGELS; DISSOLUTION; MACROMOLECULES; COMPOSITES
subject category
Chemistry; Polymer Science
authors
Prasad, K; Mondal, D; Sharma, M; Freire, MG; Mukesh, C; Bhatt, J
our authors
Dibyendu Mondal
Post-doc Fellowship
Mara Guadalupe Freire Martins
Coordinating Researcher
Mukesh Sharma
Post-Doc FellowshipProjects
Igy Technology: A Purication Platform using Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems (IGYPURTECH)
acknowledgements
KP thanks council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR), New Delhi for the CSIR-Young scientist Awardee project (CSIR-YSP/2011-12) and overall financial support for the research work. MG Freire acknowledges the funds received from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Frame work Programme (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC grant agreement no. 337753. CSIR-CSMCRI communication No. 033/17. JB acknowledges CSIR for a senior research fellowship.