Liquid Metal Chameleon Tongues: Modulating Surface Tension and Phase Transition to Enable Bioinspired Soft Actuators
Liquid Metal Chameleon Tongues – Bioinspired Soft Actuators Article number 2400231 by Hongda Lu, Shi-Yang Tang, Weihua Li, and co-workers presents a bio-inspired liquid metal soft actuator inspired by the predation behavior of chameleons. By delicately modulating its surface tension and phase transition, the actuator achieves reciprocating motion, exhibiting high strain rate, enhanced adhesive force, and reconfigurability. These superior performances highlight a potential in cargo delivery, complex 2D motion, and advanced smart mechatronics.
Authors
- Hongda Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8696-5684)
- Shi‐Yang Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3079-8880)
- Jiayi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3135-689X)
- Haiping Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-3821)
- Shiwu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7118-7704)
- Lei Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2774-5611)
- Liping Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8854-8086)
- Weihua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-8421)
- Mengqing Zhao
- Qingtian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7704-7427)
- Xiangbo Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3512-4391)
- Zexin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4216-7306)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Beijing Jiaotong University (CN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Intelligent Systems
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202470048
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.43