Issue 30, 2017

Diffusiophoretic manipulation of particles in a drop deposited on a hydrogel

Abstract

We report an experimental study on the manipulation of colloidal particles in a drop sitting on a hydrogel. The manipulation is achieved by diffusiophoresis, which describes a directed motion of particles induced by solute gradients. By letting the solute concentrations for the drop and the hydrogel be different, we control the motion of particles in a stable suspension, which is otherwise difficult to achieve. We show that diffusiophoresis can cause the particles to move either toward or away from the liquid–air interface depending on the direction of the solute gradient and the surface charge of the particles. We measure the particle adsorption experimentally and rationalize the results with a one-dimensional numerical model. We show that diffusiophoretic motion is significant at the lengthscale of a drop deposited on a hydrogel, which suggests a simple method for the deposition of particles on hydrogels.

Graphical abstract: Diffusiophoretic manipulation of particles in a drop deposited on a hydrogel

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 May 2017
Accepted
20 Jun 2017
First published
20 Jun 2017

Soft Matter, 2017,13, 5122-5129

Diffusiophoretic manipulation of particles in a drop deposited on a hydrogel

F. Boulogne, S. Shin, J. Dervaux, L. Limat and H. A. Stone, Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 5122 DOI: 10.1039/C7SM00915A

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