Structure and nanostructure in ionic liquids

R Hayes, GG Warr, R Atkin - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Much of chemistry is concerned with the study of reactions and processes in solution, that is,
where liquids are used as solvents. 2, 3 The solvent is the (excess) liquid phase in which …

Understanding specific ion effects and the Hofmeister series

KP Gregory, GR Elliott, H Robertson, A Kumar… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Specific ion effects (SIE), encompassing the Hofmeister Series, have been known for more
than 130 years since Hofmeister and Lewith's foundational work. SIEs are ubiquitous and …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels with broad‐range tunable mechanical properties via the Hofmeister effect

S Wu, M Hua, Y Alsaid, Y Du, Y Ma, Y Zhao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels, exhibiting wide applications in soft robotics, tissue engineering, implantable
electronics, etc., often require sophisticately tailoring of the hydrogel mechanical properties …

Microstructural and dynamical heterogeneities in ionic liquids

YL Wang, B Li, S Sarman, F Mocci, ZY Lu… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a special category of molten salts solely composed of ions with varied
molecular symmetry and charge delocalization. The versatility in combining varied cation …

Beyond the Hofmeister series: Ion-specific effects on proteins and their biological functions

HI Okur, J Hladílková, KB Rembert, Y Cho… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ions differ in their ability to salt out proteins from solution as expressed in the lyotropic or
Hofmeister series of cations and anions. Since its first formulation in 1888, this series has …

Hofmeister series: Insights of ion specificity from amphiphilic assembly and interface property

B Kang, H Tang, Z Zhao, S Song - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hofmeister series (HS), ion specific effect, or lyotropic sequence acts as a pivotal part in a
number of biological and physicochemical phenomena, eg, changing the solubility of …

General principles and strategies for salting-out informed by the Hofmeister series

AM Hyde, SL Zultanski, JH Waldman… - … Process Research & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Overarching principles for salting-out extraction are long-established but poorly
disseminated. We highlight the opportunity for more widespread application of this …

Models and mechanisms of Hofmeister effects in electrolyte solutions, and colloid and protein systems revisited

A Salis, BW Ninham - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Specific effects of electrolytes have posed a challenge since the 1880's. The pioneering
work was that of Franz Hofmeister who studied specific salt induced protein precipitation …

Hofmeister effect assisted dual‐dynamic‐bond cross‐linked organohydrogels with enhanced ionic conductivity and balanced mechanical properties for flexible …

R Guo, Y Bao, X Zheng, W Zhang, C Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
For soft electronic applications, the simultaneous incorporation of conductivity and
mechanical robustness remains a grand constraint, not to mention being able to operate at …

Weakly hydrated anions bind to polymers but not monomers in aqueous solutions

BA Rogers, HI Okur, C Yan, T Yang, J Heyda… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Weakly hydrated anions help to solubilize hydrophobic macromolecules in aqueous
solutions, but small molecules comprising the same chemical constituents precipitate out …