Amphiphilic ionic liquids as sustainable components to formulate promising vesicles to be used in nanomedicine

Abstract

Ionic Liquids (ILs) are an interesting category of compounds particularly because of the possibility to easily synthesize them with different attractive properties, in the lab. The interest for ILs with amphiphilic character (IL-like surfactants) has been growing up because of versatility in creating useful supramolecular assemblies. In this short review, the current state of IL-like surfactants to prepare vesicles in water is described. Particularly, the focus has been put on the experiments performed by South American researchers using protic and aprotic surfactants. Finally, it summarizes some preliminary results obtained in our lab about the application in nanomedicine that these novel vesicles can offer.