The invention relates to the technical field of
liquid metal functional composite materials, in particular to
liquid metal foam composite ink for 3D structure printing and a preparation method and application thereof.The method comprises the following steps that (1) a proper amount of
liquid metal is taken to be mixed with
inorganic filler through
mechanical force, and a liquid
metal composite material is obtained; and (2) the liquid
metal composite material obtained in the step (1) is subjected to vacuum treatment, and the liquid
metal foam composite ink is obtained.According to the preparation method, addition of additives such as water, an expansion substance, a
foaming agent and a framework material is not needed, complex reaction processes and equipment needed by additional auxiliary forming technologies including freezing assistance,
light curing,
sintering and pouring are not needed, and the preparation process is simple. The novel liquid
metal foam composite ink which is low in filler content, high in injectability and high in strength can be simply, rapidly and massively prepared, a high-precision and uniform 3D structure can be printed, and the novel liquid
metal foam composite ink can be applied to the fields of biological
medicine,
aerospace,
electronics, thermal interfaces and the like.