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1Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
Abstract:
The sol-gel state of smectite clay dispersions varies with the volume fraction of clay and electrolyte concentration. In this study, it was elucidated that the drying patterns of droplets from four types of smectite clay dispersions vary according to their sol-gel states. Droplets in the sol state exhibited a ring-shaped pattern, while those in the gel state showed a bump-shaped pattern. Near the boundary between the sol and gel states, patterns featuring both ring and bump structures were observed regardless of whether the droplets were on the sol or gel side. When guest particles or molecules were introduced into the clay dispersion, they dispersed uniformly within the system, and the drying pattern depended on the sol-gel state of the droplets. These findings suggest that the presence or absence of convection within the droplets during drying governs the drying pattern.
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