Network topologies dictate electromechanical coupling in liquid metal–elastomer composites

N Zolfaghari, P Khandagale, MJ Ford, K Dayal… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Elastomers embedded with micro-and nanoscale droplets of liquid metal (LM) alloys like
eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn) can exhibit unique combinations of elastic, thermal, and …

Intrinsically Conductive Liquid Metal‐Elastomer Composites for Stretchable and Flexible Electronics

K Schlingman, GM D'Amaral… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid metal‐embedded elastomers (LMEEs) are a class of deformable composites made of
particles of liquid metal dispersed in an elastomeric matrix. Although these composites …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling electromechanical coupling of liquid metal embedded elastomers while accounting stochasticity in 3D percolation

Y Zhao, P Khandagale, C Majidi - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Liquid metal embedded elastomers (LMEEs) have attracted interest from researchers on
account of their combination of low elastic modulus, high flexibility, and tunable electrical …

Soft multifunctional composites and emulsions with liquid metals

N Kazem, T Hellebrekers, C Majidi - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Binary mixtures of liquid metal (LM) or low‐melting‐point alloy (LMPA) in an elastomeric or
fluidic carrier medium can exhibit unique combinations of electrical, thermal, and …

3D printing of liquid metal embedded elastomers for soft thermal and electrical materials

P Won, CS Valentine, M Zadan, C Pan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid metal embedded elastomers (LMEEs) are composed of a soft polymer matrix
embedded with droplets of metal alloys that are liquid at room temperature. These soft …

A numerical study of the electromechanical response of liquid metal embedded elastomers

N Cohen, K Bhattacharya - International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 2019 - Elsevier
Liquid metal embedded elastomers (LMEE) are soft, stretchable materials that become
conductive upon application of a compressive force. The conductance stems from the …

Liquid metal–elastomer soft composites with independently controllable and highly tunable droplet size and volume loading

R Tutika, S Kmiec, ABMT Haque… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Soft composites are critical for soft and flexible materials in energy harvesting, actuators, and
multifunctional devices. One emerging approach to create multifunctional composites is …

A liquid‐metal–elastomer nanocomposite for stretchable dielectric materials

C Pan, EJ Markvicka, MH Malakooti, J Yan… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable high‐dielectric‐constant materials are crucial for electronic applications in
emerging domains such as wearable computing and soft robotics. While previous efforts …

Stretchable and recyclable liquid metal droplets embedded elastomer composite with high mechanically sensitive conductivity

X He, J Wu, S Xuan, S Sun, X Gong - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Liquid metal (LM)-based elastomers have received growing interest for a wide range of
applications such as soft robotics and flexible electronics. This work reports a stretchable …

Size of liquid metal particles influences actuation properties of a liquid crystal elastomer composite

MJ Ford, M Palaniswamy, CP Ambulo, TH Ware… - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Composites of liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) that are electrically conductive have the
potential to function as soft “artificial muscle” actuators that can be reversibly stimulated with …