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Building Reconfigurable Devices Using Complex Liquid–Fluid Interfaces
Author(s) -
Forth Joe,
Kim Paul Y.,
Xie Ganhua,
Liu Xubo,
Helms Brett A.,
Russell Thomas P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201806370
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , coalescence (physics) , nanomaterials , structuring , complex fluid , biomimetics , interface (matter) , wetting , mechanics , composite material , physics , finance , sessile drop technique , astrobiology , economics
Liquid–fluid interfaces provide a platform both for structuring liquids into complex shapes and assembling dimensionally confined, functional nanomaterials. Historically, attention in this area has focused on simple emulsions and foams, in which surface‐active materials such as surfactants or colloids stabilize structures against coalescence and alter the mechanical properties of the interface. In recent decades, however, a growing body of work has begun to demonstrate the full potential of the assembly of nanomaterials at liquid–fluid interfaces to generate functionally advanced, biomimetic systems. Here, a broad overview is given, from fundamentals to applications, of the use of liquid–fluid interfaces to generate complex, all‐liquid devices with a myriad of potential applications.