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Uniform distribution of particles and crack suppression in dried particulate deposits are major challenges for applications in coating and printing technologies. To address this, we investigated the impact of the addition of a water-soluble polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), on the evaporative self-assembly and kinetics of crack formation in deposits of anisotropic colloids. The fluid flow inside the drying drop is significantly altered due to polymer-mediated adsorption of ellipsoids to the drop surface. The competition between outward capillary flow and Marangoni flow developed in the drying colloid-polymer dispersion drop dictates the distribution of particles in the final dried patterns. The deposits formed by drying drops of ellipsoids dispersed in PVA solutions show three distinct patterns depending on the PVA concentration. A transition from ring-like deposit to uniform deposition with intermittent cracks was observed for a critical PVA concentration of 0.3 wt %. Radial as well as annular cracks were observed in the case of no PVA, while only annular cracks were formed in the dried patterns as the PVA content increased, thus indicating the change of capillary stresses in the films. Analyses of the particle dynamics and deposition patterns confirmed the effectiveness of gelation-driven crack prevention. This method offers a facile and straightforward solution for obtaining crack-free coatings in drying-mediated colloidal nanoparticle assembly.
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