液相夹杂复合软材料的设计、制备与力学性能研究进展

Design,fabrication and mechanical properties of soft composites with liquid inclusions

液相夹杂复合软材料是一类由功能液体或相变材料作为夹杂物的智能材料,由于其具备优异的变形特性和功能可设计性,近年来在柔性电子器件、可穿戴设备、软体机器人等领域得到广泛研究和应用。本文从以下几个方面回顾液相夹杂复合软材料的最新研究进展:首先,重点介绍非相变夹杂和相变夹杂复合软材料的功能设计及制备方法;然后,详细阐述液相夹杂复合软材料等效力学性能研究及尺寸效应;最后,简要探讨液相夹杂复合软材料研究所面临的挑战及值得关注的研究方向。

Soft composites with liquid inclusions are a class of smart soft composites with functional fluid inclusions or phase-change inclusions.Owing to their excellent performances in deformability and functional designability,soft composites with liquid inclusions have been widely investigated and applied in the fields of flexible electronic devices,wearable devices and soft robots.This article reviews the latest research progress of soft composites with liquid inclusions from several aspects including the functional design and fabrication methods of soft composites with non-phase-change and phase-change liquid inclusions,the effective mechanical properties and size-dependent mechanical behaviors of soft composites with liquid inclusions,the challenges in current research of soft composites with liquid inclusions as well as the issues worthy of attention.