Wetting and evaporation of multicomponent droplets
Wetting and evaporation of sessile droplets are ubiquitous in nature and of importance to
many industrial and everyday processes. While most of the research on sessile droplets has …
many industrial and everyday processes. While most of the research on sessile droplets has …
Evaporation of a Droplet: From physics to applications
Evaporation of a drop, though a simple everyday observation, provides a fascinating subject
for study. Various issues interact here, such as dynamics of the contact line, evaporation …
for study. Various issues interact here, such as dynamics of the contact line, evaporation …
Stick–slip of evaporating droplets: substrate hydrophobicity and nanoparticle concentration
The dynamics of the three-phase contact line for water and ethanol is experimentally
investigated using substrates of various hydrophobicities. Different evolutions of the droplet …
investigated using substrates of various hydrophobicities. Different evolutions of the droplet …
Controlled uniform coating from the interplay of Marangoni flows and surface-adsorbed macromolecules
Surface coatings and patterning technologies are essential for various physicochemical
applications. In this Letter, we describe key parameters to achieve uniform particle coatings …
applications. In this Letter, we describe key parameters to achieve uniform particle coatings …
Evaporation-triggered microdroplet nucleation and the four life phases of an evaporating Ouzo drop
Evaporating liquid droplets are omnipresent in nature and technology, such as in inkjet
printing, coating, deposition of materials, medical diagnostics, agriculture, the food industry …
printing, coating, deposition of materials, medical diagnostics, agriculture, the food industry …
Evaporating pure, binary and ternary droplets: thermal effects and axial symmetry breaking
The Greek aperitif Ouzo is not only famous for its specific anise-flavoured taste, but also for
its ability to turn from a transparent miscible liquid to a milky-white coloured emulsion when …
its ability to turn from a transparent miscible liquid to a milky-white coloured emulsion when …
Plasmonic metasurfaces of cellulose nanocrystal matrices with quadrants of aligned gold nanorods for photothermal anti-icing
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are intriguing as a matrix for plasmonic metasurfaces made
of gold nanorods (GNRs) because of their distinctive properties, including renewability …
of gold nanorods (GNRs) because of their distinctive properties, including renewability …
Modeling the evaporation of sessile multi-component droplets
We extended a mathematical model for the drying of sessile droplets, based on the
lubrication approximation, to binary mixture droplets. This extension is relevant for eg inkjet …
lubrication approximation, to binary mixture droplets. This extension is relevant for eg inkjet …
Evaporation of ethanol-water sessile droplet of different compositions at an elevated substrate temperature
We experimentally investigate the evaporation dynamics of sessile droplets with different
compositions of ethanol-water binary mixture at different substrate temperatures. At room …
compositions of ethanol-water binary mixture at different substrate temperatures. At room …
Flow transition within an evaporating binary mixture sessile drop
The flow field along the base of an evaporating ethanol-water droplet and its evolution time
was measured by particle image velocimetry. Three stages are revealed, a first stage …
was measured by particle image velocimetry. Three stages are revealed, a first stage …