Preparations, characteristics and applications of the functional liquid metal materials
As new generation functional materials, the recently emerging low‐melting liquid metals
have displayed many unconventional properties superior to traditional materials. Various …
have displayed many unconventional properties superior to traditional materials. Various …
Liquid metal smart materials toward soft robotics
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 …
rely heavily on soft matter engineering and smart material systems. Owing to the superior …
Controllable flow and manipulation of liquid metals
This review summarizes the controllable flow and manipulation of gallium‐based liquid
metals (eg, eutectic gallium indium, EGaIn). There are generally only a few ways to handle …
metals (eg, eutectic gallium indium, EGaIn). There are generally only a few ways to handle …
Liquid metal droplets enabled soft robots
L Zheng, S Handschuh‐Wang, Z Ye, B Wang - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft robots have attracted significant interest due to their suitability for applications in a
variety of engineering and biomedical applications. Particularly, fluid-based soft robots, such …
variety of engineering and biomedical applications. Particularly, fluid-based soft robots, such …
Surface tension of liquid metal: role, mechanism and application
X Zhao, S Xu, J Liu - Frontiers in Energy, 2017 - Springer
Surface tension plays a core role in dominating various surface and interface phenomena.
For liquid metals with high melting temperature, a profound understanding of the behaviors …
For liquid metals with high melting temperature, a profound understanding of the behaviors …
Interfacial engineering of room temperature liquid metals
Room temperature liquid metals (RTLMs), especially those made of gallium‐based alloys
belong to an emerging versatile material with fascinating characteristics derived from its …
belong to an emerging versatile material with fascinating characteristics derived from its …
Liquid metal droplets with high elasticity, mobility and mechanical robustness
Non-stick, ultra-elastic liquid metal droplets were fabricated by coating
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles onto the surface of NaOH-treated liquid metal …
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles onto the surface of NaOH-treated liquid metal …
Controllable stiffness origami “skeletons” for lightweight and multifunctional artificial muscles
Y Lin, G Yang, Y Liang, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible, material‐based, artificial muscles enable compliant and safe technologies for
human–machine interaction devices and adaptive soft robots, yet there remain long‐term …
human–machine interaction devices and adaptive soft robots, yet there remain long‐term …
Analysis and Transformations of Room‐Temperature Liquid Metal Interfaces–A Closer Look through Interfacial Tension
S Handschuh‐Wang, Y Chen, L Zhu… - ChemPhysChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Room‐temperature gallium‐based liquid metals (eg Galinstan) are emerging materials for a
wide range of applications spanning from soft robotics to a medium for running chemical …
wide range of applications spanning from soft robotics to a medium for running chemical …
Advances in liquid metal science and technology in chip cooling and thermal management
XH Yang, J Liu - Advances in Heat Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
As newly emerging functional materials in the field of chip cooling and thermal management,
liquid metals are attracting increasing attentions over the world in recent years. Typical …
liquid metals are attracting increasing attentions over the world in recent years. Typical …