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Inducing Stratification of Colloidal Mixtures with a Mixed Binary Solvent
Molecular dynamics simulations are used to demonstrate that a binary solvent can be used to stratify colloidal mixtures when the suspension is rapidly dried.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1944887
- PAR ID:
- 10475165
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Soft Matter
- ISSN:
- 1744-683X
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Evaporation Colloids Stratification Binary Solvent
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM01192E
