Polymerization in ionic liquid-based microemulsions

Abstract

Microemulsions are thermodynamically stable solutions comprising of two immiscible liquids, and at least one additional component, typically a surfactant. The use of microemulsions as templates for the synthesis of nanostructured polymer materials has been well developed. Ionic liquid-based microemulsions have recently attracted a great deal of interest because of their unique features attributable to ionic liquids. This review summarizes recent studies of polymerizations in IL-based microemulsions, and some applications for the synthesis of polymeric materials.