Emerging role of liquid metals in sensing

M Baharfar, K Kalantar-Zadeh - ACS sensors, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low melting point metals and alloys are the group of materials that combine metallic and
liquid properties, simultaneously. The fascinating characteristics of liquid metals (LMs) …

Applications of liquid metals in nanotechnology

FM Allioux, MB Ghasemian, W Xie, AP O'Mullane… - Nanoscale …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Post-transition liquid metals (LMs) offer new opportunities for accessing exciting dynamics
for nanomaterials. As entities with free electrons and ions as well as fluidity, LM-based …

Designing Angstrom‐Scale Asymmetric MOF‐on‐MOF Cavities for High Monovalent Ion Selectivity

M Abdollahzadeh, M Chai, E Hosseini… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biological ion channels feature angstrom‐scale asymmetrical cavity structures, which are
the key to achieving highly efficient separation and sensing of alkali metal ions from …

Liquid metals: preparation, surface engineering, and biomedical applications

N Yang, F Gong, Y Zhou, Q Yu, L Cheng - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Liquid metals (LMs) with high thermal/electrical conductivity, extraordinary fluidity, and
excellent biocompatibility have garnered considerable attention in the last decade …

Highly flexible interconnected Li+ ion-sieve porous hydrogels with self-regulating nanonetwork structure for marine lithium recovery

Z Meng, M Wang, X Cao, T Wang, Y Wang, Y Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Li+ ion-sieve (LIS) films, foams, or granules have been fabricated to immobilize LIS
to overcome powder loss for Li extraction from seawater. However, the practical application …

Liquid metal–polymer conductor-based conformal cyborg devices

J Qi, S Yang, Y Jiang, J Cheng, S Wang, Q Rao… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gallium-based liquid metal (LM) exhibits exceptional properties such as high conductivity
and biocompatibility, rendering it highly valuable for the development of conformal …

A liquid metal–polydopamine composite for cell culture and electro-stimulation

FM Allioux, S Merhebi, L Liu, F Centurion… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Gallium (Ga) is a low melting point metal in the liquid state in the biological environment
which presents a unique combination of fluidity, softness, and metallic electrical and thermal …

Advances in liquid metal composites: properties, applications, and future prospects

MB Ghasemian, J Tang, MA Rahim, J Tang… - Trends in Chemistry, 2023 - cell.com
The field of liquid metals (LMs), metals and alloys of low melting point made of post-
transition metals, offers exciting prospects for the creation of remarkable composite …

Recent advances on covalent organic framework-based membranes for ion selective sieving and wastewater resource utilization

Y Wang, L Ren, H Wang, J Wang, Q Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Precise and ultra-fast ion selective sieving technology can be applied to solution purification,
strategic element extraction, valuable ion recovery, and other ion fractionation fields, which …

Functional micro-/nanostructured gallium-based liquid metal for biochemical sensing and imaging applications

S Xing, Y Liu - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, liquid metals (LMs) have garnered increasing attention for their expanded
applicability, and wide application potential in various research fields. Among them, gallium …