Liquid crystals have been intensively studied as functional materials. Recently, integration of
various disciplines has led to new directions in the design of functional liquid‐crystalline …

Synthetic polymer membranes are enabling components in key technologies at the water–
energy nexus, including desalination and energy conversion, because of their high …

The mechanically hard phase and ionically conductive phase endow suitably designed
block copolymer electrolytes (BCPEs) with the “Janus” property, thus providing the …

Since the discovery of the liquid‐crystalline state in 1888, liquid crystal science has made
great advances through fusion with various technologies and disciplines. Recently, new …

This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

The nanosegregated structures of columnar, smectic and bicontinuous cubic liquid crystals
can provide well-organized, nano-and sub-nanosized 1D, 2D and 3D channels capable of …

This review presents a literature survey of recent work on poly (ionic liquid) s or polymerized
ionic liquids (PILs), a class of polyelectrolytes that has attracted rapidly increasing interest …

This article reviews the general strategies for the design of innovative polymer electrolytes
using poly (ionic liquid) s. First, we review the properties of poly (ionic liquid) s as solid …

The introduction of new ionic moieties, cations and anions, is extending the properties and
classical applications of polyelectrolytes. These new polyelectrolytes are being named …

The aim of this review is to provide an exposition of some of the most recent applications of
deep-eutectic solvents (DESs) in the synthesis of polymers and related materials. We …