Deposition and drying dynamics of liquid crystal droplets

When particle-laden drops evaporate, coffee ring patterns form which can affect particle deposition. Here Davidsonet al. show that unlike previously investigated drops, the flows in drying drops of liquid crystals are driven by an increase in surface tension due to liquid crystal concentration.

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Auteurs principaux: Zoey S. Davidson, Yongyang Huang, Adam Gross, Angel Martinez, Tim Still, Chao Zhou, Peter J. Collings, Randall D. Kamien, A. G. Yodh
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/532c0c2805e04df48b6210aedf916960
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