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Lee Chak Hei Jeremey
Low melting point metals such as gallium have been of interest to the robotics and medical device sphere. I have proposed using an inert filler mixed with a gallium-gold alloy to create a composite material that would be morphable only above 60°C then combining it with a shape memory material to create a selectively compressible biocompatible material. With the support of my supervisor Jennifer Olsen and the glassblowing workshop, I have created a protocol in creating the novel gold-gallium alloy. Due to difficulties with the gallium adhering to Teflon tubing, I could not create the alloy with the desired composition. I have since redesigned the protocol to exclude oxygen from the sample during sample preparation to avoid gallium adherence to containers using an oxygen and moisture free environment. Looking forward, I will used the redesigned protocol to attempt creating the alloy and thus progressing in creating the composite.