Ionic liquid devices

Content: Cover 
 Ionic Liquid Devices 
 Foreword 
 Preface 
 Contents 
 Chapter 1 --
Novel Analytical Techniques for Smart Ionic Liquid Materials 
 1.1 Introduction 
 1.2 SEM Observations with ILs 
 1.2.1 ILs as Pre-treatment Reagents 
 1.2.2 ILs as Reaction Media and Electrolytes for Microscale Reactions 
 1.3 TEM Observations with ILs 
 1.3.1 ILs Observed by TEM 
 1.3.2 ILs as Pre-treatment Reagents 
 1.3.3 ILs as Reaction Media and Electrolytes for Nanoscale Reactions 
 1.4 XPS with ILs 1.4.1 Bulk Composition, Interionic Interaction, and Surface Composition in ILs 1.4.2 In situ XPS Monitoring of Chemical Reactions in ILs 
 1.5 Conclusion 
 References 
 Chapter 2 --
Electron Microscopy of Wet Materials Using Ionic Liquids 
 2.1 Introduction 
 2.2 EM Observation of Wet Materials Using Sample Preparation Techniques with ILs 
 2.2.1 Biological Materials 
 2.2.1.1 Animal and Plant Cells and Chromosomes 
 2.2.1.2 Microorganisms: Bacteria and Viruses 
 2.2.1.3 Plant Cells, Petals, and Pollen 
 2.2.1.4 Seaweed 2.2.2 Hydrated or Insulated Materials 2.2.2.1 Polymer 
 2.2.2.2 Mineral 
 2.2.2.3 Ceramic Green Body 
 2.3 Direct EM Observations of the Reaction Behavior 
 2.3.1 In situ SEM Observations of Electrochemical Reactions 
 2.3.2 Direct EM Observation of the Interaction Between Drugs and Target Materials 
 2.4 Optimization of IL-based EM Observation Techniques 
 2.5 Conclusions 
 References 
 Chapter 3 --
Ionic Liquid-based Surfactants: A Step Forward 
 3.1 Introduction 
 3.2 IL-based Surfactants: Synthesis and Classification 3.2.1 Monocationic IL-based Surfactants 3.2.2 Multicationic IL-based Surfactants 
 3.2.3 Functionalized IL-based Surfactants 
 3.3 Characterization of IL-based Surfactants Properties: Micellar Behaviour 
 3.4 Applications of IL-based Surfactants 
 3.5 Conclusions and Trends 
 Abbreviations 
 Acknowledgements 
 References 
 Chapter 4 --
Surfactant Fluorinated Ionic Liquids 
 4.1 Introduction 
 4.2 Nanosegregation in Fluorinated Ionic Liquids 
 4.3 Influence of Nanosegregation on the Surface, Phase and Aggregation Behaviour 
 4.3.1 Surface Properties 4.3.2 Phase Behaviour 4.3.3 Aggregation Behaviour 
 4.3.4 Binary Mixtures of Fluorinated Ionic Liquids 
 4.4 Applications of Fluorinated Ionic Liquids 
 4.4.1 Artificial Blood Substitutes 
 4.4.2 Drug Delivery Systems (DDSs) 
 4.4.3 Separation Processes 
 4.5 Conclusion 
 Acknowledgements 
 References 
 Chapter 5 --
Ion Solvation and Transport in Ionic Liquids and Ionogels 
 5.1 Introduction 
 5.2 Results and Discussion 
 5.2.1 Solvation of Molecular Cosolvents and Inorganic Salts in Ionic Liquids 
 5.2.2 Ionogels: Preparation and Phase Diagrams