Direct link between mechanical stability in gels and percolation of isostatic particles

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav6090
• Publication Date: 2019-05-31T23:30:38Z
• Authors: Hideyo Tsurusawa; Mathieu Leocmach; John Russo; Hajime Tanaka
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; colloidal gelation, percolation, confocal experiments; Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft); FOS: Physical sciences; Condensed Matter - Soft Condensed Matter; [PHYS.COND.CM-SCM]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat]/Soft Condensed Matter [cond-mat.soft]; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles; 620

Mechanical stability of colloidal gels emerges from the isotropic percolation of locally rigid isostatic structures.