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 …

Driving polymer brushes from synthesis to functioning

R Wang, Q Wei, W Sheng, B Yu, F Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …

Liquid metal patterning and unique properties for next‐generation soft electronics

M Kim, H Lim, SH Ko - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Room‐temperature liquid metal (LM)‐based electronics is expected to bring advancements
in future soft electronics owing to its conductivity, conformability, stretchability, and …

3D-printed liquid metal polymer composites as NIR-responsive 4D printing soft robot

L Zhang, X Huang, T Cole, H Lu, J Hang, W Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract 4D printing combines 3D printing with nanomaterials to create shape-morphing
materials that exhibit stimuli-responsive functionalities. In this study, reversible addition …

Liquid metal-tailored PEDOT: PSS for noncontact flexible electronics with high spatial resolution

B Chen, M Wu, S Fang, Y Cao, L Pei, H Zhong, C Sun… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electric field-based noncontact flexible electronics (EF-NFEs) allow people to communicate
with intelligent devices through noncontact human–machine interactions, but current EF …

Nanoengineering liquid metal core–shell nanostructures

H Lu, SY Tang, J Zhu, X Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoengineering the composition and morphology of functional nanoparticles endows them
to perform multiple tasks and functions. An intriguing strategy for creating multifunctional …

Enhanced piezoelectric properties enabled by engineered low-dimensional nanomaterials

Y Wang, X Guo, LH Li, J Zhang, GK Li… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Today's electronic products are moving toward personal, portable, and flexible electronics
with the integration of multifunctional sensors and self-powering technologies …

A liquid metal–polydopamine composite for cell culture and electro-stimulation

FM Allioux, S Merhebi, L Liu, F Centurion… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Gallium (Ga) is a low melting point metal in the liquid state in the biological environment
which presents a unique combination of fluidity, softness, and metallic electrical and thermal …

Plasma‐Assisted CO2 Reduction into Nanocarbon in Water Using Sonochemically Dispersed Liquid Gallium

AH Babikir, MGM Ekanayake, O Oloye… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming but fortunately can
be removed via chemical conversion processes that often involve a reduction step. Dielectric …

Assessment of the cytotoxicity of nano gallium liquid metal droplets for biomedical applications

S Cheeseman, SJ Bryant, LZY Huang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gallium-based liquid metals (LMs) have emerged as novel materials for biomedical
applications. Gallium (Ga) is considered significantly less toxic than other LMs, such as …