Abstract
Coffee rings: Polymer solutions are confined in a simple geometry comprised of a curved surface placed upon a flat substrate. Simply by changing the shape of the upper surface of the imposed geometry, the controlled, evaporative self-assembly of polymer solutions yields a variety of complex, intriguing, and well-ordered structures over large areas (see picture). (Figure Presented)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 512-516 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 5 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Microfluids
- Polymers
- Self-assembly
- Surface analysis
- Surface patterning