%0 Journal Article %1 main %A Stratford, K %A Adhikari, R %A Pagonabarraga, I %A Desplat, J C %A Cates, M E %D 2005 %J Science %K bijel %N 5744 %P 2198-2201 %R 10.1126/science.1116589 %T Colloidal jamming at interfaces: a route to fluid-bicontinuous gels %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16195456 %V 309 %X Colloidal 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 markedly curtailed, and the jammed colloidal layer seemingly enters a glassy state, creating a multiply connected, solidlike film in three dimensions. The resulting gel contains percolating domains of both fluids, with possible uses as, for example, a microreaction medium.

@article{main, abstract = {Colloidal 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 markedly curtailed, and the jammed colloidal layer seemingly enters a glassy state, creating a multiply connected, solidlike film in three dimensions. The resulting gel contains percolating domains of both fluids, with possible uses as, for example, a microreaction medium.}, added-at = {2014-02-12T16:04:55.000+0100}, author = {Stratford, K and Adhikari, R and Pagonabarraga, I and Desplat, J C and Cates, M E}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ffedaa6222e94c06aea6666f3746bcee/ross_mck}, description = {Colloidal jamming at interfaces: a route to fluid-bi... [Science. 2005] - PubMed - NCBI}, doi = {10.1126/science.1116589}, interhash = {4173fa13036f2f1644c9109d02adb611}, intrahash = {ffedaa6222e94c06aea6666f3746bcee}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {bijel}, month = sep, number = 5744, pages = {2198-2201}, pmid = {16195456}, timestamp = {2014-02-12T16:04:55.000+0100}, title = {Colloidal jamming at interfaces: a route to fluid-bicontinuous gels}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16195456}, volume = 309, year = 2005 }