Droplet Drying Patterns on Solid Substrates: From Hydrophilic to Superhydrophobic Contact to Levitating Drops

Figure 8

Desiccation patterns in the sessile drop of (a) blood plasma from a healthy adult (adopted from [61] with the permission of Springer and from [62] with the permission of Hindawi); (b) morphological details of four regional patterns in the sessile drop of BSA saline solution: homogeneous protein film, protein precipitates, protein gel, and salt crystal [63] (reproduced with permission of Elsevier); (c) whole blood droplet drying on a glass substrate (adopted from [64] with the permission of Cambridge University Press). The whole figure is reproduced from [65].