Current constitutive theories face challenges when predicting the extremely large
deformation and fracture of hydrogels, which calls for the demands to reveal the …

When in equilibrium, thermal forces agitate molecules, which then diffuse, collide and bind
to form materials. However, the space of accessible structures in which micron-scale …

A particle gel is a network of aggregated colloidal particles with soft solid-like mechanical
properties. Its structural and rheological properties, and the kinetics of its formation, are …

Soft particulate gels are composed of a small amount of particulate matter dispersed in a
continuous fluid phase. The solid components assemble to form a porous matrix, providing …

We use numerical simulations and an athermal quasistatic shear protocol to investigate the
yielding of a model colloidal gel. Under increasing deformation, the elastic regime is …

Soft solids with tunable mechanical response are at the core of new material technologies,
but a crucial limit for applications is their progressive aging over time, which dramatically …

Properly controlling the rheological properties of nanoparticle inks is crucial to their
printability. Here, it is reported that colloidal gels containing a dynamic network of graphene …

We reveal the mechanism for the strong reinforcement of attractive nanofiller-hydrogel
composites. Measuring the linear viscoelastic properties of hydrogels containing filler …

The structural complexity of soft gels is at the origin of a versatile mechanical response that
allows for large deformation, controlled elastic recovery, and toughness in the same …

We identify the sequence of microstructural changes that characterize the evolution of an
attractive particulate gel under flow and discuss their implications on macroscopic rheology …