Porous Polyelectrolytes: The Interplay of Charge and Pores for New Functionalities

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 57; no. 23; pp. 6754 - 6773
• Main Authors: Zhang, Weiyi, Zhao, Qiang, Yuan, Jiayin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 04-06-2018; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Actuation; Catalysis; Chemical synthesis; Energy conversion; environmental chemistry; Materials selection; medicinal chemistry; Membranes; Molecular chains; Nanotechnology; Polyelectrolytes; Pores; porous polyelectrolytes; Purification; Resins; Review; Reviews; smart materials; Superstructures; Surface chemistry; Tissue engineering; Water purification; Water treatment; energy conversion; smart materials; medicinal chemistry; environmental chemistry; porous polyelectrolytes
• ISSN: 1433-7851; 1521-3773; 1521-3773
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710272

The past decade has witnessed rapid advances in porous polyelectrolytes and there is tremendous interest in their synthesis as well as their applications in environmental, energy, biomedicine, and catalysis technologies. Research on porous polyelectrolytes is motivated by the flexible choice of functional organic groups and processing technologies as well as the synergy of the charge and pores spanning length scales from individual polyelectrolyte backbones to their nano‐/micro‐superstructures. This Review surveys recent progress in porous polyelectrolytes including membranes, particles, scaffolds, and high surface area powders/resins as well as their derivatives. The focus is the interplay between surface chemistry, Columbic interaction, and pore confinement that defines new chemistry and physics in such materials for applications in energy conversion, molecular separation, water purification, sensing/actuation, catalysis, tissue engineering, and nanomedicine.
Polymers with pores: Porous polyelectrolytes are increasingly being used for environmental, energy, biomedical, and catalysis applications. This Review focuses on how the synergy of pores and charge brings about new functionalities and opportunities.