According to the attached paper, "Water is a very difficult solvent to use in a spin coating process because of its relatively low vapour pressure (0.0313 atm). The low vapour pressure makes it difficult to thoroughly evaporate the water present and can lead to a porous film. The acetate stabilized aqueous colloid is therefore introduced into a solvent with a greater vapour pressure such as methanol (0.128 atm) or ethanol (0.078 atm). Even though the bulk solvent is no longer water, the colloid particles are still stabilized by an electrical phenomenon because the water was never removed. Removal of the water reverses the acetic acid dissolution reaction which removes the stabilizing acetate anions from solution and results in agglomeration of the nanoparticles."