The formation of patterns after the evaporation of colloidal droplets deposited on a solid
surface is an everyday natural phenomenon. During the past two decades, this topic has …

The drying of complex fluids involves a large number of microscopic phenomena (transport
and organization of non-volatile solutes) as well as hydrodynamic and mechanical …

Polymer particles that switch their shape and color in response to light are of great interest
for the development of programmable smart materials. Herein, we report block copolymer …

A robust strategy is developed for preparing light-responsive block copolymer (BCP)
particles in which shape and color can be actively controlled with high spatial and temporal …

Development of particles that change shape in response to external stimuli has been a long‐
thought goal for producing bioinspired, smart materials. Herein, the temperature‐driven …

Cracks, formed during the drying of particulate films, can reduce the effectiveness or even
render products useless. We present a novel, generic approach to suppress crack formation …

The pattern and profile of a dried colloidal deposit formed after evaporation of a sessile
water droplet containing polystyrene particles on a non-uniformly heated glass are …

We demonstrate a simple droplet diagnostic approach to monitor the UiO-66 MOF (metal–
organic framework) synthesis and its quality using the sessile droplet drying phenomenon …

We report the effect of polarity and surface charge density on the nucleation and growth
kinetics of desiccation cracks in deposits of colloids formed by drying. We show that the …

Besides the flavor profile of food, texture plays a major role in terms of the acceptance and
likeability of food products. In contrast to gel-like homogenous isotropic structures, where the …