Self-Assembly of Microscopic Rods Due to Depletion Interaction

In this article, using numerical simulations we investigate the self-assembly of rod-like particles in suspension due to depletion forces which naturally emerge due to the presence of smaller spherical depletant particles. We characterize the type of clusters that are formed and the evolution of agg...

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Main Authors: Carles Calero, Ignacio Pagonabarraga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/22/10/1114