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 …

Liquid Fluxional Ga Single Atom Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Z Zhang, J Zhu, S Chen, W Sun… - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise design and tuning of the micro‐atomic structure of single atom catalysts (SACs) can
help efficiently adapt complex catalytic systems. Herein, we inventively found that when the …

Gallium liquid metal: nanotoolbox for antimicrobial applications

VK Truong, A Hayles, R Bright, TQ Luu, MD Dickey… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The proliferation of drug resistance in microbial pathogens poses a significant threat to
human health. Hence, treatment measures are essential to surmount this growing problem …

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 …

3D printing of liquid‐metal‐in‐ceramic metamaterials for high‐efficient microwave absorption

R **ng, G Xu, N Qu, R Zhou, J Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work reports a gallium indium alloy (EGaIn)‐doped SiBOC ceramic that possesses a
unique liquid‐metal‐in‐ceramic feature. The low‐viscosity liquid nature of gallium‐based …

Lignocellulose‐Mediated Functionalization of Liquid Metals toward the Frontiers of Multifunctional Materials

W Li, L Zhu, Y Xu, G Wang, T Xu, C Si - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lignocellulose‐mediated liquid metal (LM) composites, as emerging functional materials,
show tremendous potential for a variety of applications. The abundant hydroxyl, carboxyl …

Magnetic microswarm and fluoroscopy‐guided platform for biofilm eradication in biliary stents

M Sun, KF Chan, Z Zhang, L Wang, Q Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilm eradication from medical implants is of fundamental importance, and the treatment of
biofilm‐associated pathogen infections on inaccessible biliary stents remains challenging …

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 …

Low-temperature liquid platinum catalyst

MA Rahim, J Tang, AJ Christofferson, PV Kumar… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Insights into metal–matrix interactions in atomically dispersed catalytic systems are
necessary to exploit the true catalytic activity of isolated metal atoms. Distinct from catalytic …