Yuki Deguchi, Yuki Kohno and Hiroyuki Ohno
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 9287-9290
DOI:
10.1039/C5CC02189H,
Communication
Thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte hydrogels, derived from tetra-n-alkylphosphonium 3-sulfopropyl methacrylate-type ionic liquid monomers, show reversible water uptake/release, in which the gels absorb/desorb water for at least ten cycles via a lower critical solution temperature-type phase transition.