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Clay goes patchy

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2011

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Kegel, WillemISNI 0000000388841893
Lekkerkerker, HenkISNI 0000000123515195

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https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2927

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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.

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Kegel, W K & Lekkerkerker, H N W 2011, 'Clay goes patchy', Nature Materials, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 5-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2927

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