Colloidal Jamming at Interfaces: a Route to Fluid-bicontinuous Gels

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dc.creatorStratford, K.
dc.creatorAdhikari, R.
dc.creatorPagonabarraga, I.
dc.creatorDesplat, J. -C.
dc.creatorCates, M. E.
dc.date2005-10-03
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dc.descriptionColloidal particles or nanoparticles, with equal affinity for two fluids, are known to adsorb irreversibly to the fluid-fluid interface. We present large-scale computer simulations of the demixing of a binary solvent containing such particles. The newly formed interface sequesters the colloidal particles; as the interface coarsens, the particles are forced into close contact by interfacial tension. Coarsening is dramatically curtailed, and the jammed colloidal layer seemingly enters a glassy state, creating a multiply connected, solid-like film in three dimensions. The resulting gel contains percolating domains of both fluids, with possible uses as, for example, a microreaction medium.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0510040
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0510040
dc.identifierScience, volume 309 pp 2198-2201 (2005)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1126/science.1116589
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95311
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleColloidal Jamming at Interfaces: a Route to Fluid-bicontinuous Gels
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