Dendritic nanoparticle self-assembly from drying a sessile nanofluid droplet

• Main Authors: Ren, Junheng, Crivoi, Alexandru, Duan, Fei
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Pattern-Formation; Particle Deposition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160388
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The pattern formation left by a drying nanofluid droplet is related to the evaporation induced particle self-assembly. The experimental results demonstrate the formation of dendritic particle deposition after the liquid phase of unpinned sessile nanofluid droplets is fully evaporated. The dried-in p...