Structure Formation in Soft‐Matter Solutions Induced by Solvent Evaporation

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 29; no. 45
• Main Authors: Zhou, Jiajia, Man, Xingkun, Jiang, Ying, Doi, Masao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Colloiding; Crystallization; Evaporation; Gelation; Ions; solvent evaporation; Solvents; structure formation; thin‐film processing; structure formation; thin-film processing; solvent evaporation

Solvent evaporation in soft‐matter solutions (solutions of colloidal particles, polymers, and their mixtures) is an important process in material making and in the printing and coating industries. The solvent‐evaporation process determines the structure of materials and strongly affects their perfor...