Recent advances in conductive hydrogels: classifications, properties, and applications

T Zhu, Y Ni, GM Biesold, Y Cheng, M Ge, H Li… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogel-based conductive materials for smart wearable devices have attracted increasing
attention due to their excellent flexibility, versatility, and outstanding biocompatibility. This …

Non-noble plasmonic metal-based photocatalysts

M Sayed, J Yu, G Liu, M Jaroniec - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar-to-chemical energy conversion via heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the
sustainable approaches to tackle the growing environmental and energy challenges. Among …

Self-healing liquid metal magnetic hydrogels for smart feedback sensors and high-performance electromagnetic shielding

B Zhao, Z Bai, H Lv, Z Yan, Y Du, X Guo, J Zhang… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogels exhibit potential applications in smart wearable devices because of their
exceptional sensitivity to various external stimuli. However, their applications are limited by …

Liquid‐metal‐assisted programmed galvanic engineering of core–shell nanohybrids for microwave absorption

B Zhao, Y Du, H Lv, Z Yan, H Jian… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Core–shell nanostructures have received widespread attention because of their potential
usage in various technological and scientific fields. However, they still face significant …

Shaping a soft future: patterning liquid metals

J Ma, F Krisnadi, MH Vong, M Kong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the unique techniques for patterning liquid metals containing gallium
(eg, eutectic gallium indium, EGaIn). These techniques are enabled by two unique attributes …

Liquid metal for high-entropy alloy nanoparticles synthesis

G Cao, J Liang, Z Guo, K Yang, G Wang, H Wang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
High-entropy alloy nanoparticles (HEA-NPs) show great potential as functional materials,–.
However, thus far, the realized high-entropy alloys have been restricted to palettes of similar …

Wafer-patterned, permeable, and stretchable liquid metal microelectrodes for implantable bioelectronics with chronic biocompatibility

Q Zhuang, K Yao, M Wu, Z Lei, F Chen, J Li, Q Mei… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Implantable bioelectronics provide unprecedented opportunities for real-time and
continuous monitoring of physiological signals of living bodies. Most bioelectronics adopt …

Liquid metal-based soft, hermetic, and wireless-communicable seals for stretchable systems

Q Shen, M Jiang, R Wang, K Song, MH Vong, W Jung… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Soft materials tend to be highly permeable to gases, making it difficult to create stretchable
hermetic seals. With the integration of spacers, we demonstrate the use of liquid metals …

Smart eutectic gallium–indium: from properties to applications

Z Zhao, S Soni, T Lee, CA Nijhuis… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn), a liquid metal with a melting point close to or
below room temperature, has attracted extensive attention in recent years due to its …

Eutectics: formation, properties, and applications

D Yu, Z Xue, T Mu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Various eutectic systems have been proposed and studied over the past few decades. Most
of the studies have focused on three typical types of eutectics: eutectic metals, eutectic salts …