Drying-induced cracks in thin film fabricated from colloidal dispersions

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 636-652

  Xu, Peng ^a,b   Mujumdar, A S ^a   Yu, B ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Colloidal dispersion; Crack free; Drying induced crack; Nanosuspension; Ring like deposit; Thin film

Indexed keywords

BASIC MECHANISM; COLLOIDAL DISPERSION; CONTROLLING CRACK; CRACK-FREE; CRACKING MECHANISMS; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING TECHNIQUE; INDUCED CRACK; NANO-SUSPENSIONS; NANOSUSPENSION; PHYSICAL PICTURES; RIGID SUBSTRATES; RING-LIKE DEPOSIT; THIN FILM FABRICATION;

CURING; DEPOSITS; DEWATERING; DISPERSIONS; DRYING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FILM PREPARATION; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

CRACKS;

EID: 67650312357     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930902820804     Document Type: Review

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