Sha** 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 …

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 …

Slippery graphene-bridging liquid metal layered heterostructure nanocomposite for stable high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding

Y Sun, X Han, P Guo, Z Chai, J Yue, Y Su, S Tan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Gallium-based liquid metal (LM) with intriguing high electrical conductivity and room-
temperature fluidity has attracted substantial attention for its potential application in flexible …

Highly Stretchable and Conductive MXene‐Encapsulated Liquid Metal Hydrogels for Bioinspired Self‐Sensing Soft Actuators

S Ma, P Xue, C Valenzuela, X Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced sensation and actuation abilities of various living organisms in nature have
inspired researchers to design bioinspired self‐sensing soft actuators. However, the majority …

Natural biopolymer-based biocompatible conductors for stretchable bioelectronics

C Wang, T Yokota, T Someya - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biocompatible conductors are important components for soft and stretchable bioelectronics
for digital healthcare, which have attracted extensive research efforts. Natural biopolymers …

Conductance-stable liquid metal sheath-core microfibers for stretchy smart fabrics and self-powered sensing

L Zheng, M Zhu, B Wu, Z Li, S Sun, P Wu - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Highly conductive and stretchy fibers are crucial components for smart fabrics and wearable
electronics. However, most of the existing fiber conductors are strain sensitive with …

Conductive hydrogel-and organohydrogel-based stretchable sensors

Z Wu, X Yang, J Wu - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conductive hydrogels have drawn significant attention in the field of stretchable/wearable
sensors due to their intrinsic stretchability, tunable conductivity, biocompatibility, multistimuli …

Liquid metal composites

S Chen, HZ Wang, RQ Zhao, W Rao, J Liu - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
Liquid metal (LM) with high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, excellent
biocompatibility, and extraordinary fluidity has emerged as a promising class of functional …

Gallium liquid metal: the devil's elixir

SY Tang, C Tabor, K Kalantar-Zadeh… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Gallium is a metal that literally melts in your hand. It has low toxicity, near-zero vapor
pressure, and a viscosity similar to water. Despite possessing a surface tension larger than …

Liquid metal combinatorics toward materials discovery

D Wang, J Ye, Y Bai, F Yang, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid metals and their derivatives provide several opportunities for fundamental and
practical exploration worldwide. However, the increasing number of studies and shortage of …