evaporationinduced
Evaporation-induced refers to processes in which the evaporation of a volatile component drives changes in concentration, structure, or organization of a system. The term is used across materials science, colloid chemistry, and surface science to describe phenomena initiated by solvent loss, often in thin films or droplets, that lead to deposition, self-assembly, or phase transitions.
Key mechanisms include the creation of concentration gradients as solvent leaves, capillary flows toward the droplet
Typical examples are the coffee-ring deposition of colloidal particles from evaporating droplets, evaporation-induced self-assembly of block
Applications of evaporation-induced phenomena include the fabrication of micro- and nano-structured coatings, printed electronics, sensors, and
Research in this area combines experimental observations with theoretical and computational models of diffusion-limited evaporation, capillarity,