Clay goes patchy

W.K. Kegel; H.N.W. Lekkerkerker

doi:10.1038/nmat2927

Clay goes patchy

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Empty liquids and equilibrium gels have so far been only theoretical possibilities, predicted for colloids with patchy interactions. But evidence of both has now been found in Laponite, a widely studied clay.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-6
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Materials
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2927
Publication status	Published - 2011

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