| Literature DB >> 15601211 |
Eric Lauga1, Michael P Brenner.
Abstract
Colloidal particles absorbed at the interface of a liquid droplet arrange into unique packings during slow evaporation [V.N. Manoharan et al., Science 301, 483 (2003)]. We present a numerical and theoretical analysis of the packing selection problem. The selection of a unique packing arises almost entirely from geometrical constraints during the drying.Mesh:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15601211 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.238301
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161