Direct ink writing: a 3D printing technology for diverse materials

M Saadi, A Maguire, NT Pottackal… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM) has gained significant attention due to its ability to drive
technological development as a sustainable, flexible, and customizable manufacturing …

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 …

Three-dimensional flexible electronics using solidified liquid metal with regulated plasticity

G Li, M Zhang, S Liu, M Yuan, J Wu, M Yu, L Teng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Liquid metals based on gallium alloy are of potential use in the development of soft and
stretchable electronics due to their intrinsic fluidity and high conductivity. However, it is …

Permeable, three-dimensional integrated electronic skins with stretchable hybrid liquid metal solders

Q Zhuang, K Yao, C Zhang, X Song, J Zhou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The development of wearable and on-skin electronics requires high-density stretchable
electronic systems that can conform to soft tissue, operate continuously and provide long …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Attributes, fabrication, and applications of gallium‐based liquid metal particles

Y Lin, J Genzer, MD Dickey - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This work discusses the attributes, fabrication methods, and applications of gallium‐based
liquid metal particles. Gallium‐based liquid metals combine metallic and fluidic properties at …

Ultrafast small-scale soft electromagnetic robots

G Mao, D Schiller, D Danninger, B Hailegnaw… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
High-speed locomotion is an essential survival strategy for animals, allowing populating
harsh and unpredictable environments. Bio-inspired soft robots equally benefit from versatile …

Shape-programmable, deformation-locking, and self-sensing artificial muscle based on liquid crystal elastomer and low–melting point alloy

H Liu, H Tian, X Li, X Chen, K Zhang, H Shi… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
An artificial muscle capable of shape programmability, deformation-locking capacity without
needing continuous external energy, and self-sensing capability is highly desirable yet …