Liquid metal actuators: a comparative analysis of surface tension controlled actuation

J Liao, C Majidi, M Sitti - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid metals, with their unique combination of electrical and mechanical properties, offer
great opportunities for actuation based on surface tension modulation. Thanks to the scaling …

Liquid metal smart materials toward soft robotics

S Chen, HZ Wang, TY Liu, J Liu - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Unlike conventional rigid machines, soft robots generally have unique operation styles that
rely heavily on soft matter engineering and smart material systems. Owing to the superior …

From droplets to devices: Recent advances in liquid metal droplet enabled electronics

W Babatain, MS Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid metals, particularly non‐toxic gallium‐based alloys, have emerged as promising
materials for future soft electronics due to their unique properties, including fluidity, excellent …

A fully soft, self-powered vibration sensor by laser direct writing

H Luo, Y Lu, Y Xu, G Yang, S Cui, D Han, Q Zhou… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft electronics are comprised of stretchable and user-friendly components that
mechanically conform to complex surfaces and epidermis, extending their applicability over …

A soft reconfigurable circulator enabled by magnetic liquid metal droplet for multifunctional control of soft robots

Y Xu, J Zhu, H Chen, H Yong, Z Wu - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Integrated control circuits with multiple computation functions are essential for soft robots to
achieve diverse complex real tasks. However, designing compliant yet simple circuits to …

Nanotip formation from liquid metals for soft electronic junctions

FM Allioux, J Han, J Tang, S Merhebi… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Liquid metals and alloys with high-aspect-ratio nanodimensional features are highly sought-
after for emerging electronic applications. However, high surface tension, water-like fluidity …

A new hydrodynamic interpretation of liquid metal droplet motion induced by an electrocapillary phenomenon

J Ye, SC Tan, L Wang, J Liu - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The Marangoni effect, induced by the surface tension gradient resulting from the gradient of
temperature, concentration, or electric potential gradient along a surface, is commonly …

Functional Liquid Metal Polymeric Composites: Fundamentals and Applications in Soft Wearable Electronics

FC Liang, BCK Tee - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable and self‐healing soft electronics have led to a significant emphasis on their
potential in creating versatile, conformable, and sustainable electronic modules. Among …

A tunable liquid metal electronic oscillator as a DC–AC converter

DD Li, Q Wang, J Liu - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid metals have unique qualities for developing new generation soft functional devices.
Here, we propose that the oscillation of liquid metals induced by a DC voltage could be …

A liquid metal-based module emulating the intelligent preying logic of flytrap

Y Yang, Y Shen - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Plant species like the Venus flytrap possess unique abilities to intelligently respond to
various external stimuli, ensuring successful prey capture. Their nerve-devoided structure …