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 …

Composite hydrogels assembled from food-grade biopolymers: Fabrication, properties, and applications

DJ McClements - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Biopolymer hydrogels have a broad range of applications as soft materials in a variety of
commercial products, including foods, cosmetics, agrochemicals, personal care products …

Hagfish‐inspired smart SLIPS marine antifouling coating based on supramolecular: lubrication modes responsively switching and self‐healing properties

Z Tong, L Song, S Chen, J Hu, Y Hou… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Slippery liquid‐infused porous surface (SLIPS) has received widespread attention in the
antifouling field, while its controllability of surface lubricity and durability of lubricant are …

On‐demand programming of liquid metal‐composite microstructures through direct ink write 3D printing

A Haake, R Tutika, GM Schloer, MD Bartlett… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft, elastically deformable composites with liquid metal (LM) droplets can enable new
generations of soft electronics, robotics, and reconfigurable structures. However, techniques …

Printing liquid metal elastomer composites for high‐performance stretchable thermoelectric generators

Y Han, LE Simonsen… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous powering of wearable electronics and personalized biomonitoring systems
remains a great challenge. One promising solution is the use of thermoelectric generators …

Zwitterionic Polymer Gel‐Based Fully Self‐Healable Ionic Thermoelectric Generators with Pressure‐Activated Electrodes

DH Ho, YM Kim, UJ Kim, KS Yu… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat generated from various sources is inevitably wasted. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs)
are suitable for recovering such waste heat because of their simple structure and operating …

Slippery Porous‐Liquid‐Infused Porous Surface (SPIPS) with On‐Demand Responsive Switching between “Defensive” and “Offensive” Antifouling Modes

Z Tong, F Gao, S Chen, L Song, J Hu, Y Hou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) have received widespread attention in the
antifouling field. However, the reduction in antifouling performance caused by lubricant loss …

Self-healing liquid metal composite for reconfigurable and recyclable soft electronics

R Tutika, ABMT Haque, MD Bartlett - Communications Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Soft electronics and robotics are in increasing demand for diverse applications. However,
soft devices typically lack rigid enclosures which can increase their susceptibility to damage …

Multifunctional liquid metal polymer composites

GG Guymon, MH Malakooti - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid metal polymer composites are an emerging class of functional materials with
potentially transformative impacts in wearable electronics, soft robotics, and human …

Solid–liquid host–guest composites: The marriage of porous solids and functional liquids

Z Sheng, Y Ding, G Li, C Fu, Y Hou, J Lyu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Composite materials can provide remarkable improvements over the individual constituents.
Especially, with a liquid component introduced into a solid porous host, solid–liquid host …