Liquid Metal Biomaterials

Description

This is the first-ever book to illustrate the principles and applications of liquid metal biomaterials. Room-temperature liquid metal materials are rapidly emerging as next-generation functional materials that display many unconventional properties superior to those of conventional biomaterials. Their outstanding, unique versatility (“one material, diverse capabilities”) opens many exciting opportunities for the medical sciences. The book reviews representative applications of liquid metal biomaterials from both therapeutic and diagnostic aspects. It also discusses related efforts to employ liquid metals to overcome today’s biomedical challenges. It will provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the technical advances and fundamental discoveries on the frontier, and thus equip them to investigate and utilize liquid metal biomaterials to tackle various critical problems. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 1-18 Unconventional Fluidic Properties of Liquid Metal (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 19-51 Electrical Properties of Liquid Metal in Making Biomedical Soft Electronics (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 53-82 Mechanical Properties of Liquid Metal After Solidified (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 83-93 Preparations and Characterizations of Functional Liquid Metal Materials (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 95-115 Liquid Metal Image Contrast Agent in Angiography (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 117-129 Liquid Metal as Vascular Embolic Agent in Tumor Therapy (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 131-148 Liquid Metal Enabled Injectable Biomedical Electronics (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 149-186 Liquid Metal as Electronic Medium to Recover Damaged Nerves’ Function (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 187-214 Phase Changeable Liquid Metal as Injectable and Reversible Bone Cement (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 215-236 Liquid Metal Enabled Flexible Exoskeleton or Artificial Muscle (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 237-253 Liquid Metal Enabled Skin Electronics (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 255-323 Liquid Metal Printed Biosensor (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 325-367 Liquid Metal Enabled Wearable Electronics (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 369-416 Liquid Alkali Alloy for Chemothermal Therapy of Tumor (Jing Liu, Liting Yi)....Pages 417-428