Buckling and Crumpling of Drying Droplets of Colloid-Polymer Suspensions

@article{citeulike:2709644, abstract = {Abstract: Spray drying of complex liquids to form solid powders is important in many industrial applications. One of the challenges associated with spray drying is controlling the morphologies of the powders produced; this requires an understanding of how drying mechanics depend on the ingredients and conditions. We demonstrate that the morphology of powders produced by spray drying colloidal polystyrene (PS) suspensions can be significantly altered by changing the molecular weight of dissolved poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). Samples containing high-molecular-weight PEO produce powders with more crumpled morphologies than those containing low-molecular-weight PEO. Observations of drying droplets suspended by a thin film of vapor suggest that this occurs because the samples with high-molecular-weight PEO buckle earlier in the drying process when the droplets are larger. Earlier buckling times are likely caused by the decreased stability, demonstrated by bulk rheology experiments, of PS particles in the presence of high-molecular-weight PEO at elevated temperatures. We present a consistent picture in which decreased particle stability hastens droplet buckling and leads to more crumpled powder morphologies; this underscores the importance of interparticle forces in determining the buckling of particle-laden droplets.}, address = {Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138}, author = {Sugiyama, Y. and Larsen, R. J. and Kim, J. W. and Weitz, D. A. }, citeulike-article-id = {2709644}, doi = {10.1021/la053419h}, journal = {Langmuir}, keywords = {colloids, drying, weitz}, month = {July}, number = {14}, pages = {6024--6030}, posted-at = {2008-04-23 18:52:09}, priority = {2}, title = {Buckling and Crumpling of Drying Droplets of Colloid-Polymer Suspensions}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la053419h}, volume = {22}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2709644 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2709644 TI - Buckling and Crumpling of Drying Droplets of Colloid-Polymer Suspensions JF - Langmuir VL - 22 IS - 14 SP - 6024 EP - 6030 AD - Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Department of Physics, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 N2 - Abstract: Spray drying of complex liquids to form solid powders is important in many industrial applications. One of the challenges associated with spray drying is controlling the morphologies of the powders produced; this requires an understanding of how drying mechanics depend on the ingredients and conditions. We demonstrate that the morphology of powders produced by spray drying colloidal polystyrene (PS) suspensions can be significantly altered by changing the molecular weight of dissolved poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO). Samples containing high-molecular-weight PEO produce powders with more crumpled morphologies than those containing low-molecular-weight PEO. Observations of drying droplets suspended by a thin film of vapor suggest that this occurs because the samples with high-molecular-weight PEO buckle earlier in the drying process when the droplets are larger. Earlier buckling times are likely caused by the decreased stability, demonstrated by bulk rheology experiments, of PS particles in the presence of high-molecular-weight PEO at elevated temperatures. We present a consistent picture in which decreased particle stability hastens droplet buckling and leads to more crumpled powder morphologies; this underscores the importance of interparticle forces in determining the buckling of particle-laden droplets. KW - colloids KW - drying KW - weitz AU - Sugiyama, Y AU - Larsen, RJ AU - Kim, JW AU - Weitz, DA PY - 2006/07/04/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la053419h ER -