Bartosz Ziółkowski and Dermot Diamond
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 10308-10310
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC45862H,
Communication
A new series of LCST ILs have been copolymerised with crosslinkers of varying length to afford the first ever thermoresponsive poly(ionic liquid)-based hydrogels. These hydrogels exhibit surprisingly broad LCST and volume transition behaviour compared to standard thermoresponsive gels and linear ILs.