Poly(ionic Liquid) Thermo-responsive Hydrogel Microfluidic Actuators

tributylhexyl phosphonium sulfopropylacrylate (PSPA) poly(ionic liquid) (PILc) hydrogels as temperature controlled actuators in microfluidic devices. The hydrogel size is modulated by localised changes in its temperature due to the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behaviour exhibited by PS...

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Authors: Tudor, Aleksandru, Sáez Castaño, Janire, Florea, Larisa, Benito López, Fernando, Diamond, Dermot
Format: article
Publication Date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
Repository:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/31332
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/31332
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:microfluídics
smart materials
Actuators
ionic liquid
Temperature responsive materials
Poly(ionic liquid)s
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Summary:tributylhexyl phosphonium sulfopropylacrylate (PSPA) poly(ionic liquid) (PILc) hydrogels as temperature controlled actuators in microfluidic devices. The hydrogel size is modulated by localised changes in its temperature due to the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behaviour exhibited by PSPA.