Drying of Soft Colloidal Films
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| author | Kuk, Keumkyung Ringling, Julian Gräff, Kevin Hänsch, Sebastian Carrasco-Fadanelli, Virginia Rudov, Andrey A. Potemkin, Igor I. von Klitzing, Regine Buttinoni, Ivo Karg, Matthias |
| author_facet | Kuk, Keumkyung Ringling, Julian Gräff, Kevin Hänsch, Sebastian Carrasco-Fadanelli, Virginia Rudov, Andrey A. Potemkin, Igor I. von Klitzing, Regine Buttinoni, Ivo Karg, Matthias |
| contents | Thin films made of deformable micro- and nano-units, such as biological membranes, polymer interfaces, and particle-laden liquid surfaces, exhibit a complex behavior during drying, with consequences for various applications like wound healing, coating technologies, and additive manufacturing. Studying the drying dynamics and structural changes of soft colloidal films thus holds the potential to yield valuable insights to achieve improvements for applications. In this study, we employ interfacial monolayers of core-shell microgels with varying degrees of softness as model systems and investigate their drying behavior on differently modified solid substrates (hydrophobic vs. hydrophilic). By leveraging on video microscopy, particle tracking, and thin film interference, we shed light on the interplay between microgel adhesion to solid surfaces and the immersion capillary forces that arise in the thin liquid film. We discovered that a dried replica of the interfacial microstructure can be more accurately achieved on a hydrophobic substrate relative to a hydrophilic one, particularly when employing softer colloids as opposed to harder counterparts. These observations are qualitatively supported by experiments with a thin film pressure balance which allows mimicking and controlling the drying process and by computer simulations with coarse-grained models. |
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| spellingShingle | Drying of Soft Colloidal Films Kuk, Keumkyung Ringling, Julian Gräff, Kevin Hänsch, Sebastian Carrasco-Fadanelli, Virginia Rudov, Andrey A. Potemkin, Igor I. von Klitzing, Regine Buttinoni, Ivo Karg, Matthias Soft Condensed Matter Thin films made of deformable micro- and nano-units, such as biological membranes, polymer interfaces, and particle-laden liquid surfaces, exhibit a complex behavior during drying, with consequences for various applications like wound healing, coating technologies, and additive manufacturing. Studying the drying dynamics and structural changes of soft colloidal films thus holds the potential to yield valuable insights to achieve improvements for applications. In this study, we employ interfacial monolayers of core-shell microgels with varying degrees of softness as model systems and investigate their drying behavior on differently modified solid substrates (hydrophobic vs. hydrophilic). By leveraging on video microscopy, particle tracking, and thin film interference, we shed light on the interplay between microgel adhesion to solid surfaces and the immersion capillary forces that arise in the thin liquid film. We discovered that a dried replica of the interfacial microstructure can be more accurately achieved on a hydrophobic substrate relative to a hydrophilic one, particularly when employing softer colloids as opposed to harder counterparts. These observations are qualitatively supported by experiments with a thin film pressure balance which allows mimicking and controlling the drying process and by computer simulations with coarse-grained models. |
| title | Drying of Soft Colloidal Films |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.08821 |