Gelation and mechanical response of patchy rods
Abstract
We perform Brownian dynamics simulations to study the gelation of suspensions of attractive, rod-like particles. We show that if the attraction is sufficiently corrugated or patchy, over time, a rigid space-spanning network will form. Surprisingly, the structural and mechanical properties are non-monotonic in the fraction of the surface.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1039/c5sm01845e
Entities
People
- Carmel Majidi
- Craig E. Maloney
- Navid Kazem
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Carnegie Mellon University
- National Science Foundation
- Northeastern University