Structure Formation in Soft-Matter Solutions Induced by Solvent Evaporation.

Authors :: Zhou J
Man X
Jiang Y
Doi M
Source :: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2017 Dec; Vol. 29 (45). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Oct 23.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: 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 performance. Solvent evaporation involves many physicochemical processes: flow, diffusion, crystallization, gelation, glass transition, etc. and is quite complex. Here, recent progress in this important process is reported, with a special focus on theoretical and simulation studies.<br /> (© 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)