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When hardened concrete is exposed to air with a relative humidity of less than 100 percent, it begins to lose the free water within its capillaries. As this water evaporates, the water initially adsorbed onto the calcium silicate hydrates migrates towards these now empty spaces and eventually evaporates as well. Over time, as more water leaves, the volume of the concrete decreases, a phenomenon known as drying shrinkage.
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This review explores droplet evaporation patterns in paints, polymers, and biological fluids. Understanding these patterns, like the coffee-ring effect, is key for applications in medical diagnostics and nanotechnology.

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  • Fluid dynamics
  • Surface science
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Droplet evaporation is governed by complex physical phenomena.
  • Internal fluid flow, including Marangoni and capillary flows, significantly influences deposition patterns.
  • Understanding droplet profile evolution (constant contact angle regime and constant radius regime) is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate diverse deposition patterns from dried droplets of various fluids.
  • To examine the mechanisms controlling these patterns.
  • To explore the manipulation of deposition patterns for specific applications.

Main Methods:

  • Review of fundamental droplet properties during evaporation.
  • Analysis of internal flow dynamics (Marangoni and capillary flow).
  • Examination of droplet profile evolution (CCAR and CRR).

Main Results:

  • The coffee-ring deposit, caused by outward capillary flow, is a common pattern.
  • Inward Marangoni flow results in uniform, central, or concentric ring deposits.
  • Complex biological fluids exhibit varied patterns with diagnostic potential.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding droplet evaporation physics is essential for controlling deposition patterns.
  • Manipulating these patterns enables applications in nanotechnology and medical diagnostics.
  • Specific deposition patterns in biological fluids offer diagnostic capabilities.