Self-fueled biomimetic liquid metal mollusk. Tunable plasmonic gallium nano liquid metal from facile and controllable synthesis. Solution processable liquid metal nanodroplets by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization.

Additive manufacture of low melting point metal porous materials: capabilities, potential applications and challenges. Surface chemistry of gallium-based liquid metals. Tissue–electronics interfaces: from implantable devices to engineered tissues. Unfortunately, the colour properties of liquid metals have so far been largely ignored.įeiner, R. In particular, colourful fluorescent liquid metals are promising because of their rich colours and excellent brightness, stability and controllability. In this regard, colourful liquid metals can provide tremendous opportunities in applications that include, for example, printed electronics, biomedicine, soft devices, conductive inks and transformable robots. However, their applicability is limited by their non-tunable grey colour, which makes them unsuitable for applications with stringent requirements for colour and aesthetics. In particular, liquid metals have emerged as multifunctional materials with huge potential because of their versatile properties, which include extraordinary fluidity 2, high electrical and thermal conductivity, reflectivity, 2D or 3D additive printability 3, excellent biocompatibility, self-healing capability 4, softness and being in the liquid phase at room temperature 5. Electronic and information technologies are being revolutionized by the advent of flexible electronics 1, a shift driven by the development of new materials and processing methods.

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