Drying droplets of cellulose nanocrystals have been reported to suffer the "coffee drop effect", where particles are transported from the center of the droplet to the edge in the drying process [1, 2]. This presentation will demonstrate that cellulose nanocrystals near the center of the droplet have a different orientation than cellulose nanocrystals near the edge and discuss the driving forces for these orienations.

Driving forces for cellulose nanocrystal alignment in drying droplets: Center versus edge

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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