Drying-Induced Hierarchical Dimple Patterns on Partially Miscible Polymeric Films Under Ordered Convections

Autor: Yoshihide Mawatari, Masato Yamamura, Hiroyuki Kage, Shintaro Eikai
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Drying Technology. 31:1212-1218
ISSN: 1532-2300
0737-3937
Popis: We describe the formation of hierarchical dual dimple patterns on polymeric sublayers by evaporation-induced interfacial stress. As water vapor condenses on partially miscible volatile sublayers, the resulting unstable wet-on-wet configurations trigger droplet assembly under ordered convection, giving rise to hexagonal traces of surface dimples, which coexist with highly ordered dimple arrays. Monitoring the time-dependent Marangoni numbers proved that the interfacial stress plays a crucial role in the transition between hierarchically and uniformly ordered dimple patterns.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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