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  • Colloid and Surface Science
  • Materials Science
  • Computational Physics

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  • Capillary interactions are crucial for colloidal assembly on fluid interfaces.
  • Interface curvature significantly impacts particle migration and inter-particle forces.
  • Evaporation-driven flow in drying droplets influences particle assembly and deposition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of interface curvature in colloidal particle assembly and deposition.
  • To understand the interplay between capillary effects and evaporation-driven flow.
  • To develop a theoretical model for capillarity-induced assembly on curved surfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Lattice Boltzmann-Brownian dynamics (LB-BD) simulations were employed.
  • Large-scale assembly of nanoparticles on complex fluid interfaces was modeled.
  • Systematic studies were conducted on sessile droplets with varying surface curvature.

Main Results:

  • Particle dynamics on nonuniformly curved interfaces were found to be anisotropic.
  • Curvature-induced capillary migration and particle-pair interactions govern assembly.
  • Drying droplets deposited distinct patterns due to competing capillary and convective forces.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a theoretical model for capillarity-induced assembly.
  • Findings offer new strategies for directed assembly and deposition of colloidal particles.
  • Potential applications include fabricating functional materials from nanoscale building blocks.