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Multi-stimulus perception and visualization by an intelligent liquid metal-elastomer architecture.

Hongzhang Wang, Bo Yuan, Xiyu Zhu, Xiaohui Shan, Sen Chen, Wenbo Ding, Yingjie Cao, Kaichen Dong, Xudong Zhang, Rui Guo and 4 more

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Liquid Metals for Reconfigurable Bioelectronics.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  5. Electroluminescent Liquid Metal Marbles for Reconfigurable Multi-Color Display.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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14 authors.

Hongzhang WangInstitute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-2733-9461
Bo YuanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
Xiyu ZhuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-3523-2170
Xiaohui ShanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
Sen ChenKey Laboratory for Intelligent Nano Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, and Institute for Frontier Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-3061-1497
Wenbo DingTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Institute of Data and Information, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-0597-4512
Yingjie CaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
Kaichen DongInstitute of Materials Research, Center of Double Helix, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-5334-4243
Xudong ZhangKey Laboratory of Cryogenic Science and Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-6269-9908
Rui GuoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
Yuchen YaoKey Laboratory of Cryogenic Science and Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
Bo WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
Jianbo TangSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0155-6807
Jing LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-0844-5296

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multi-stimulus responsive soft materials with integrated functionalities are elementary blocks for building soft intelligent systems, but their rational design remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate an intelligent soft architecture sensitized by magnetized liquid metal droplets that are dispersed in a highly stretchable elastomer network. The supercooled liquid metal droplets serve as microscopic latent heat reservoirs, and their controllable solidification releases localized thermal energy/information flows for enabling programmable visualization and display. This allows the perception of a variety of information-encoded contact (mechanical pressing, stretching, and torsion) and noncontact (magnetic field) stimuli as well as the visualization of dynamic phase transition and stress evolution processes, via thermal and/or thermochromic imaging. The liquid metal-elastomer architecture offers a generic platform for designing soft intelligent sensing, display, and information encryption systems.

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