The Soft Materials and Structures Lab studies and creates soft materials with advanced properties and function at @Virginia_tech.
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Postdoc opening in the Soft Materials & Structures Lab (Virginia Tech) with Dr. Michael D. Bartlett. Research in soft electronics/sensors, underwater adhesion control, and multifunctional interfaces.
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ALT A postdoctoral opening is immediately available in the Soft Materials and Structures Lab under the direction of Dr. Michael Bartlett at Virginia Tech (https://bartlett.me.vt.edu/). The position is in the area of soft electronics, adhesion science, and system integration. The project will focus on the fabrication, characterization, and implementation of novel soft devices, with particular emphasis on adhesion control, wet/underwater adhesion, soft sensors, and multifunctional interfaces. Find more information and apply at: https://jobs.apply.vt.edu/jobs/postdoctoral-associate-blacksburg-virginia-virginia-united-states-432de67c-c066-4da1-a1fa-4ada127caa58
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Thrilled to see our work on the cover of Advanced Materials!
Liquid Metal-Vitrimer Conductive Composite for Recyclable and Resilient Electronics with
@JoshWorchPhD
See the paper: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…
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New paper on Liquid Metal-Vitrimer Conductive Composite for Recyclable and Resilient Electronics with @JoshWorchPhD
Electrically conductive, plastic-like, and recyclable through liquid metal and a dynamic covalent polymer network
In Advanced Materials: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…
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12 Dec 2024
See our new article "Liquid metal pumps itself out of gels to make artificial vasculature" in @Nature
Enjoyed writing this as a News & Views for some interesting work using liquid metal to make biomaterial vasculature by Sundaram and Chen et al
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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New paper on soft electronic vias and interconnects through rapid three-dimensional assembly of liquid metal microdroplets
We leverage a curing anomaly to electrically connect across & through circuits for multilayer soft electronics
In @NatureElectron: nature.com/articles/s41928-0…
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10 Oct 2024
This octopus-inspired adhesive can stick to just about anything trib.al/E721Dvh
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10 Oct 2024
New paper on octopus-inspired adhesives with switchable attachment to challenging underwater surfaces.
It works on soft and rigid objects that are flat, rough, and even curved (think rocks, shells, and delicate gel beads)!
See it in Advanced Science
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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New paper on programmable adhesion through triangular and hierarchical cuts in metamaterial adhesives
We use triangular & hierarchical cut designs to control peel adhesion force, dissipation, and crack behavior
See it in Philos. Trans. Royal Society A
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New paper: Multiscale crack trapping for programmable adhesives
Micropillars & macroscopic metamaterial adhesives combine for multiscale control, enabling breathable, strong skin adhesives that remove easily!
Collab. w/ Hoon Eui Jeong in Science Advances
science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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New paper on Direct Ink Write 3D Printing of Fully Dense and Functionally Graded Liquid Metal Elastomer Foams with @emarkvicka.
We use DIW to control both LM microstructure and material architecture.
See it in Advanced Functional Materials:
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3 Sep 2024
Want electronics that are robust in harsh, underwater environments?
Check out our work towards this goal on Liquid metal‐elastomer composites for water‐resilient soft electronics published in the @UMassPSE special issue in @JPolymSci !
doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230616
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A postdoc position in the area of soft electronics and integration is immediately available in my group at #VirginiaTech. The research will focus on fabrication, evaluation, and implementation of liquid metal-based soft devices.
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19 May 2024
A special issue focused on liquid metals research
A nice collection of impressive research in "Advanced Materials Technologies"
Guest editors Aaron Ohta, Michael Bartlett, and Michael Dickey and myself
@SMSLaboratory
@DickeyGroupNCSU
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9 May 2024
Check out the SPECIAL ISSUE on liquid metal in Advanced Functional Materials
Enjoyed co-guest editing with @DickeyGroupNCSU, @K_KalantarZadeh, and Aaron Ohta
Big thanks to the authors, reviewers, and editors for 49 great papers
See the editorial here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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New paper on direct ink write (DIW) printing of a liquid metal-Ag biphasic conductive ink.
We enhance the electrical conductivity of stretchable conductors by elongating liquid metal droplets during printing for soft electronics.
See it in @ACS_AMI :
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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15 Apr 2024
See our new article "At the breaking point" out in
@NaturePhysics
Enjoyed writing this as a News & Views for some interesting work on fracture and toughness from Kolinski et al @EPFLEngineering
nature.com/articles/s41567-0…
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Check out our new paper on Kuttsukigami: Sticky Sheet Design with Andrew Croll @crollab!
We use adhesion to sculpt thin sheets in a broad range of materials for a versatile and reconfigurable thin-sheet engineering design scheme.
See it in @softmatter and featured on the cover!
28 Mar 2024
Very excited to see Tim and Ravi's visuals on the @softmatter cover! Check out our article if you are interested in our ideas for sticky sheets. A really fun collaboration between @ndsu and @SMSLaboratory @VirginiaTech_ME.
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28 Mar 2024
Great to visit and give a seminar in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech today! Fantastic discussions with students and faculty, including my host Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory
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Do you produce and/or utilize adhesives and sealants? Our annual Adhesion Science Short Course will be a great fit for you! Scan the QR code below to get started on the registration process!
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New paper on highly electrically conductive liquid metal adhesives for robust integration of rigid components onto flexible and stretchable substrates for hybrid and soft devices.
See it in Adv. Funct. Mater. @AdvSciNews -
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