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Control of Droplet Evaporation on Oil-Coated Surfaces for the Synthesis of Asymmetric Supraparticles.

ABSTRACT: Controlling the droplet evaporation on surfaces is desired to get uniform depositions of materials in many applications, for example, in two- and three-dimensional printing and biosensors. To explore a new route to control droplet evaporation on surfaces and produce asymmetric particles, sessile droplets of aqueous dispersions were allowed to evaporate from surfaces coated with oil films. Here, we applied 1-50 ?m thick films of different silicone oils. Two contact lines were observed during droplet evaporation: an apparent liquid-liquid-air contact line and liquid-liquid-solid contact line. Because of the oil meniscus covering part of the rim of the drop, evaporation at the periphery is suppressed. Consequently, the droplet evaporates mainly in the central region of the liquid-air interface rather than at the droplet's edge. Colloidal particles migrate with the generated upward flow inside the droplet and are captured by the receding liquid-air interface. A uniform deposition ultimately forms on the substrate. With this straightforward approach, asymmetric supraparticles have been successfully fabricated independent of particle species.

SUBMITTER: Gao A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822134 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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