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Universal Aging Features in the Restructuring of Fractal Colloidal Gels

Cipelletti, L.
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Manley, Suliana  
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Ball, R. C.
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2000
Physical Review Letters

We use multispeckle dynamic light scattering to measure the dynamic structure factor, f (q, τ), of gels formed by aggregation of colloids. Although the gel is an elastic solid, f (q, τ) nearly completely decays on long time scales, with an unusual form, f (q, τ) ∼ exp{-(τ / τ f)μ}, with μ ≈ 1.5 and with τ f ∝ q -1. A model for restructuring of the gel with aging correctly accounts for this behavior. Aging leads to a dramatic increase in τ f; however, all data can be scaled on a single master curve, with τ f asymptotically growing linearly with age. This behavior is strikingly similar to that predicted for aging in disordered glassy systems, offering convincing proof of the universality of these concepts.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2275
Author(s)
Cipelletti, L.
Manley, Suliana  
Ball, R. C.
Weitz, D. A.
Date Issued

2000

Published in
Physical Review Letters
Volume

84

Issue

10

Start page

2275

End page

2278

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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OTHER

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LEB  
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November 26, 2012
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