Pattern formation in drying droplets of polyelectrolyte and salt
Pattern formation in drying droplets of polyelectrolyte and salt
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DOI:
10.1063/1.3493687
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发表时间:
2010-09-21
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4.4
通讯作者:
Muthukumar, M.
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作者:
Kaya, D.;Belyi, V. A.;Muthukumar, M.
We have discovered spectacular patterns formed by drying aqueous drops of sodium poly (styrene sulfonate) containing fixed amounts of sodium chloride. Crystallization of salt molecules takes place at a critical concentration and several factors such as the polyelectrolyte concentration and humidity affect the final patterns formed. The observed patterns include concentric rings, needle-like structures, chains of triangular-shaped crystallites, etc. We describe the observed phenomenology accompanied by a theoretical model for the occurrence of concentric rings. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3493687]