# gst: self-assembly in complex patterns during the evaporation of a sessile droplet

<< When a sessile droplet containing a solute in a volatile solvent evaporates, flow in the droplet can transport and assemble solute particles into complex patterns. >>

Bryan A. Nerger, P.-T. Brun, Celeste M. Nelson. Marangoni flows drive the alignment of fibrillar cell-laden hydrogels. Science Advances. Vol. 6, no. 24, eaaz7748. doi: 10.1126/ sciadv.aaz7748. Jun 12, 2020.

https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/24/eaaz7748   

Thamarasee Jeewandara. Marangoni flows drive the alignment of fibrillar cell-laden hydrogels. Phys.org. Jun 25, 2020

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-marangoni-alignment-fibrillar-cell-laden-hydrogels.html

Also

keyword 'Marangoni effect'

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marangoni_effect

http://web.mit.edu/2.21/www/Lec-notes/Surfacetension/Lecture4.pdf