Twenty years of drying droplets

When a particle-laden droplet evaporates on a solid surface, the particles form a ring-like deposit. The explanation for this phenomenon, provided in 1997, has led to advances in many areas of science and engineering.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2017-10, Vol.550 (7677), p.466-467
Main Author: Larson, Ronald G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Drying
Evaporation
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
news-and-views
Physics
Science
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Summary:When a particle-laden droplet evaporates on a solid surface, the particles form a ring-like deposit. The explanation for this phenomenon, provided in 1997, has led to advances in many areas of science and engineering.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/550466a