Dynamic Crystallization and Phase Transition in Evaporating Colloidal Droplets.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b03633
Abstract: Evaporating colloidal droplets are an omnipresent phenomenon in nature and engaged in many scientific and commercial technologies. Despite their apparent importance, much of the fundamental aspects remains unknown, particularly the relationships between evaporation kinetics, volume… read more here.
Keywords: evaporating colloidal; transition; phase transition; colloidal droplets ... See more keywords
Patterning in colloidal droplets by forced airflow
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0026182
Abstract: Strategies to suppress the coffee-ring effect are critical in various applications, such as printing, surface manufacturing, and biochemical analysis. We propose a simple and contactless method based on forced airflow to obtain uniform depositions of… read more here.
Keywords: colloidal droplets; droplets forced; forced airflow; patterning colloidal ... See more keywords
Evaporation Caused Invaginations of Acoustically Levitated Colloidal Droplets
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DOI: 10.3390/nano13010133
Abstract: Controlled buckling of colloidal droplets via acoustic levitation plays an important role in pharmaceutical, coating, and material self-assembly. In this study, the evaporation process of PTFE colloidal droplets with two particle concentrations (60 wt% and… read more here.
Keywords: invagination; droplet; surface; acoustically levitated ... See more keywords