Equilibrium gels of limited valence colloids

Abstract Gels are low-packing arrested states of matter which are able to support stress. On cooling, limited valence colloidal particles form open networks stabilized by the progressive increase of the interparticle bond lifetime. These gels, named equilibrium gels , are the focus of this review article. Differently from other types of colloidal gels, equilibrium gels do not require an underlying phase separation to form. Oppositely, they form in a region of densities deprived of thermodynamic instabilities. Limited valence equilibrium gels neither coarsen nor age with time.

• Publication year

  2017

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  Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

• Publication date

  2017-07-01

• Fields of study

  Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cocis.2017.06.001arXiv 1709.02715
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