The literature on polymer latex film formation has grown enormously in recent times—driven
by the need to find alternatives for solvent-based systems with their adverse environmental …

'Capillary forces' are interactions between particles mediated by fluid interfaces. Recent
advances in this field have been achieved by experiments and theory on lateral capillary …

The highly developed crystallization process with respect to perovskite thin films is favorable
for efficient solar cells. Here, an innovative intermolecular self-assembly approach was …

Latex film formation, the process by which an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles is
transformed into a continuous material, has a direct bearing on the final film morphology and …

Polymer layers can exhibit significantly improved performances if they possess a
multicomponent phase-separated morphology. We present two approaches to control the …

Many composites consist of matrices of elastomers and nanoparticles of stiff materials. Such
composites often have superior properties and are widely used. Embedding elastomers with …

The deformation of particles, to produce a structure without voids, has been an issue of
contention in the film formation community for many years. Four different mechanisms have …

Flexible and highly filled conductive polymer composites with strong mechanical properties
are highly desirable as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and thermally …

Latex films cast on a substrate often dry nonuniformly, with a drying front separating fluid
domains from solidified regions passing across the film. For initial film thicknesses that are …

We examine films, subject to evaporation, that contain particles. The volume fraction of
particles increases as solvent is removed up to a maximum value of close packing. The …