Michael Bartlett

The Soft Materials and Structures Lab studies and creates soft materials with advanced properties and function at @Virginia_tech.

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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.

Please share!

Apply: https://t.co/BDvby24u2K

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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: https://t.co/sS7XKPjFrs

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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: https://t.co/sS7XKPjFrs

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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

https://t.co/if9MUWBBLq

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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: https://t.co/oFBoiKCaF8

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

This octopus-inspired adhesive can stick to just about anything https://t.co/xyqMhHcOsU

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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
https://t.co/AOe3z0GiiC

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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

https://t.co/qlqIoP5WO7

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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
https://t.co/GE4M810Oe3

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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:
https://t.co/6nMfOjqIAy

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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 !

https://t.co/ib4f6jrgCi

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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.

Please share!

Apply: https://t.co/gAwYuCK8oR

[Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh @K_KalantarZadeh]

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
https://t.co/MJ2jmhqs0T

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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 https://t.co/gNfJAifOJr

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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 :
https://t.co/9lmb2ZrLtc

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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

https://t.co/6crWk0fwi3

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

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!

[andrew croll @crollab]

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.

[Michael Bartlett @SMSLaboratory]

@kevin_t_turner It was great to host you @kevin_t_turner at @VirginiaTech_ME! Thanks for sharing your insightful and inspiring work!

[Kevin T Turner @kevin_t_turner]

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

[Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute @VirginiaTechMII]

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!