A M Puertas et al 2007 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19 205140 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/19/20/205140
A M Puertas1, M Fuchs2 and M E Cates3
Show affiliationsWe present simulation results addressing the phenomenon of colloidal gelation induced by attractive interactions. The liquid–gas transition is prevented by the glass arrest at high enough attraction strength, resulting in a colloidal gel. The dynamics of the system is controlled by the glass, with little effect of the liquid–gas transition. When the system separates into liquid and vapour phases, even if the denser phase enters the non-ergodic region, the vapour phase enables the structural relaxation of the system as a whole.
64.70.P- Glass transitions of specific systems
Soft matter, liquids and polymers
Issue 20 (23 May 2007)
Received 2 January 2007
Published 25 April 2007
A M Puertas et al 2007 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19 205140
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