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Ionic liquids are attractive because they offer versatility in the design of organic salts. As ion-rich media, ionic liquids can control the systems properties by tuning the size, charge, and shape of the composing ions. Whilst the focus has mainly been on the potential applications of ionic liquids as solvents, they also provide innovative opportunities for designing new systems and devices. Limitations from the high viscosity and expensive purification of the ionic liquids are also not a barrier for applications as devices.
Written by leading authors,
Ionic Liquid Devices introduces the innovative applications of ionic liquids. Whilst the first chapters focus on their characterization, which can be difficult in some instances, the rest of the book demonstrates how ionic liquids can play substantial roles in quite different systems from sensors and actuators to biomedical applications.
The book provides a comprehensive resource aimed at researchers and students in materials science, polymer science, chemistry and physics interested in the materials and inspire the discovery of new applications of ionic liquids in smart devices.
List of contents
Novel Analytical Techniques For Smart Ionic Liquid Materials; High-Resolution Structural Analysis on Ionic-Liquid/Solid Interfaces By Atomic Force Microscopy; Electron Microscopy Using Ionic Liquids For Wet Materials; Ionic Liquid-Based Surfactants; Surfactant Fluorinated Ionic Liquids; Ion Solvation and Transport in Ionic Liquids and Ionogels; Laser Deposition of Nano-Ionic Liquids and Their Process Applications; Artificial Intelligence in Ionic Liquids; Smart Design of Sustainable and Efficient Ionic Liquids; Capturing CO2 by Ionic Liquids; Application of Ionic Liquids in Organic Electronic Devices; Applications of Ionic Liquid Materials in Microfluidics Devices; Recognition-Based Smart Ionic Liquids; Ionic Electrochemical Actuators; IL-Based Physical Sensors; IL-Based Electrochemical Sensors; IL-Based Gas Sensors; Wearable Chemical Sensors; Design and New Energy Application of Ionic Liquids; Ionic Liquids Based Nanocarrier for Drug Delivery; Bioactivity of Ionic Liquids; Functional DNA in Ionic Liquids;
Summary
An overview of the innovative uses of ionic liquids from sensors and actuators to biomedical applications.
