Issue 4, 2017

Liquid metal droplets with high elasticity, mobility and mechanical robustness

Abstract

Non-stick, ultra-elastic liquid metal droplets were fabricated by coating polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles onto the surface of NaOH-treated liquid metal droplets. The liquid metal droplets consisted of a liquid metal core, a thin anti-oxidation layer to maintain the high surface tension of the liquid metal and a particle-interpenetrated shell to enhance the mobility of the droplet.

Graphical abstract: Liquid metal droplets with high elasticity, mobility and mechanical robustness

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Feb 2017
Accepted
07 Mar 2017
First published
07 Mar 2017

Mater. Horiz., 2017,4, 591-597

Liquid metal droplets with high elasticity, mobility and mechanical robustness

Y. Chen, Z. Liu, D. Zhu, S. Handschuh-Wang, S. Liang, J. Yang, T. Kong, X. Zhou, Y. Liu and X. Zhou, Mater. Horiz., 2017, 4, 591 DOI: 10.1039/C7MH00065K

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