| Literature DB >> 24889178 |
Lei Sheng1, Jie Zhang, Jing Liu.
Abstract
Transformation from a film into a sphere, rapid merging of separate objects, controlled self-rotation, and planar locomotion are the very unusual phenomena observed in liquid metals under application of an electric field to a liquid metal immersed in or sprayed with water. A mechanism for these effects is suggested and potential applications - for example the recovery of liquid metal previously injected into the body for therapeutic purposes - are outlined.Entities:
Keywords: liquid metals; locomotion; morphological transformations; self-rotation; water vortexes
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24889178 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201400843
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849