Shaping 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 …

Advanced supramolecular design for direct ink writing of soft materials

M Tang, Z Zhong, C Ke - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The exciting advancements in 3D-printing of soft materials are changing the landscape of
materials development and fabrication. Among various 3D-printers that are designed for soft …

Ultra‐flyweight cryogels of MXene/graphene oxide for electromagnetic interference shielding

A Ghaffarkhah, SA Hashemi, S Rostami… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
MXene and graphene cryogels have demonstrated excellent electromagnetic interference
(EMI) shielding effectiveness due to their exceptional electrical conductivity, low density, and …

Processing of self‐healing polymers for soft robotics

E Roels, S Terryn, F Iida, AW Bosman… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots are, due to their softness, inherently safe and adapt well to unstructured
environments. However, they are prone to various damage types. Self‐healing polymers …

Emerging aqueous two-phase systems: from fundamentals of interfaces to biomedical applications

Y Chao, HC Shum - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) have been recognized for their applications in
extraction, separation, purification, and enrichment of (bio) molecules and cells. Recently …

Functional Janus structured liquids and aerogels

A Ghaffarkhah, SA Hashemi, F Ahmadijokani… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Janus structures have unique properties due to their distinct functionalities on opposing
faces, but have yet to be realized with flowing liquids. We demonstrate such Janus liquids …

Attractive Pickering emulsion gels

B Wu, C Yang, Q Xin, L Kong… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Properties of emulsions highly depend on the interdroplet interactions and, thus,
engineering interdroplet interactions at molecular scale are essential to achieve desired …

Advanced polymer designs for direct‐ink‐write 3D printing

L Li, Q Lin, M Tang, AJE Duncan… - Chemistry–A European …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development of additive manufacturing techniques, also known as three‐
dimensional (3D) printing, is driving innovations in polymer chemistry, materials science …

Self‐assembly of MXene‐surfactants at liquid–liquid interfaces: from structured liquids to 3D aerogels

S Shi, B Qian, X Wu, H Sun, H Wang… - Angewandte chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), a class of emerging
nanomaterials with intriguing properties, have attracted significant attention in recent years …

Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability

P Zhu, L Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics and wettability are interrelated and mutually reinforcing fields, experiencing
synergistic growth. Surface wettability is paramount in regulating microfluidic flows for …