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Liquid metals (LM) offer diverse applications, from self-healing composites and electronic skin to advanced catalysis and 3D printing. This review highlights recent advancements and future prospects for LM materials.

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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Engineering

Background:

  • Liquid metals (LM) have garnered significant attention due to their unique properties and vast application potential.
  • Recent decades have witnessed substantial research into novel LM materials and their integration into various technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research on liquid metal materials.
  • To summarize the key advancements in five significant application areas: stretchable conductive composites, intelligent sensing electronic skin, catalysis, 3D printing materials, and driving machines.
  • To discuss the fabrication, properties, mechanisms, and future development of LM technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent scientific literature focusing on liquid metal materials and their applications.
  • Summarization of fabrication techniques, including liquid metal deposition printing, liquid phase 3D printing, suspension 3D printing, micro-contact printing, and in vivo 3D printing.
  • Discussion of LM applications in self-healing composites, electronic skin, catalysis (aldehyde reactions, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis), and stimuli-responsive actuators.

Main Results:

  • Detailed review of stretchable liquid metal-polymer composites with self-healing capabilities.
  • Exploration of various 3D printing technologies utilizing liquid metals.
  • Discussion of LM catalysts in diverse reactions and stimuli-responsive movement (electricity, magnetism, sound, light, heat).

Conclusions:

  • Liquid metals are versatile materials with broad development prospects across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines.
  • Recent advancements in LM materials and fabrication techniques pave the way for innovative applications.
  • Further research into LM mechanisms and applications will drive future technological development.