Patchy Colloids: A Theoretical and Numerical Perspective on Functionalized Units for Self-Assembly

Bianchi, Emanuela

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102302-0.00003-1

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“…The possibility of reaching liquids with vanishingly small densities by decreasing the average valence of the system has spurred a lot of research on so-called empty liquids [3,104]. By mixing particles with different valence one can continuously change the valence also to non-integer numbers.…”

Section: Empty Liquidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The physics of empty liquids: from patchy particles to water

Russo¹,

Leoni²,

Martelli³

et al. 2022

Rep. Prog. Phys.

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Empty liquids represent a wide class of materials whose constituents arrange in a random network through reversible bonds. Many key insights on the physical properties of empty liquids have originated almost independently from the study of colloidal patchy particles on one side, and a large body of theoretical and experimental research on water on the other side. Patchy particles represent a family of coarse-grained potentials that allows for a precise control of both the geometric and the energetic aspects of bonding, while water has arguably the most complex phase diagram of any pure substance, and a puzzling amorphous phase behavior. It was only recently that the exchange of ideas from both fields has made it possible to solve long-standing problems and shed new light on the behavior of empty liquids. Here we highlight the connections between patchy particles and water, focusing on the modelling principles that make an empty liquid behave like water, including the factors that control the appearance of thermodynamic and dynamic anomalies, the possibility of liquid-liquid phase transitions, and the crystallization of open crystalline structures.

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Section: Empty Liquidsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The physics of empty liquids: from patchy particles to water

Russo¹,

Leoni²,

Martelli³

et al. 2022

Rep. Prog. Phys.

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A conceptual framework for understanding phase separation and addressing open questions and challenges

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Molecular communications in complex systems of dynamic supramolecular polymers

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Supramolecular polymers are composed of monomers that self-assemble non-covalently, generating distributions of monodimensional fibres in continuous communication with each other and with the surrounding solution. Fibres, exchanging molecular species, and external environment constitute a sole complex system, which intrinsic dynamics is hard to elucidate. Here we report coarse-grained molecular simulations that allow studying supramolecular polymers at the thermodynamic equilibrium, explicitly showing the complex nature of these systems, which are composed of exquisitely dynamic molecular entities. Detailed studies of molecular exchange provide insights into key factors controlling how assemblies communicate with each other, defining the equilibrium dynamics of the system. Using minimalistic and finer chemically relevant molecular models, we observe that a rich concerted complexity is intrinsic in such self-assembling systems. This offers a new dynamic and probabilistic (rather than structural) picture of supramolecular polymer systems, where the travelling molecular species continuously shape the assemblies that statistically emerge at the equilibrium.

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Patchy Colloids: A Theoretical and Numerical Perspective on Functionalized Units for Self-Assembly

Cited by 3 publications

References 202 publications

The physics of empty liquids: from patchy particles to water

The physics of empty liquids: from patchy particles to water

A conceptual framework for understanding phase separation and addressing open questions and challenges

Molecular communications in complex systems of dynamic supramolecular polymers

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