Liquid metal slingshot

Zhiping Yuan; Xudong Zhang; Huimin Hou; Zhifeng Hu; Xiaomin Wu; Jing Liu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.111601

Liquid metal slingshot

Zhiping Yuan, Xudong Zhang, Huimin Hou, Zhifeng Hu, Xiaomin Wu, Jing Liu

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This Rapid Communication presents the self-propelled and controllable motion of liquid metal droplets, which is driven by surface tension and does not depend on any external force field. Its motion speed and direction can be controlled just as a projectile fired by a slingshot: The liquid metal droplet is the projectile, and a substrate surface serves as the bowstring. This motion provides a potential mechanism for the application of liquid metals in soft robotics, drug delivery, chip cooling, and other fields.

Original language	English
Article number	111601
Journal	Physical Review Fluids
Volume	5
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.111601
Publication status	Published - 9 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Yuan, Z., Zhang, X., Hou, H., Hu, Z., Wu, X., & Liu, J. (2020). Liquid metal slingshot. Physical Review Fluids, 5(11), Article 111601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.111601

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