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Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 24(11), p. 14562-14567, 2021

DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02688g

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Non-close-packed arrangement of soft elastomer microspheres on solid substrates

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Abstract

Unlike rigid microparticles, deformable elastomer microspheres were found to exhibit a non-close-packed arrangement on solid substrates after evaporating water from their dispersions. The underlying mechanism of their unique ordering is discussed.