Structure Formation in Soft Matter Solutions Induced by Solvent Evaporation
Soft Condensed Matter
2018-01-11 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
Solvent evaporation in soft matter solutions (solutions of colloidal particles, polymers and their mixtures) is an important process in material making and in printing and coating industries. The solvent evaporation process determines the structure of the materials, and strongly affects their performance. Solvent evaporation involves many physico-chemical processes: flow, diffusion, crystallization, gelation, glass transition, etc., and is quite complex. In this article, we report recent progresses in this important process, with a special focus on theoretical and simulation studies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1708.03584,
title = {Structure Formation in Soft Matter Solutions Induced by Solvent Evaporation},
author = {Jiajia Zhou and Xingkun Man and Ying Jiang and Masao Doi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.03584},
year = {2018}
}
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13 pages, 4 figures, Research News for an Advanced Materials Special Issue celebrating the 65th Anniversary of Beihang University