Widespread concerns over the impact of human activity on the environment have resulted in
a desire to replace artificial functional materials with naturally derived alternatives. As such …

Complex materials are composed of basic units which invariably interact with anharmonic
potentials. It is well known that the dynamics of systems with anharmonic interaction are …

As one increases the concentration of a colloidal suspension, the system exhibits a dramatic
increase in viscosity. Beyond a certain concentration, the system is said to be a colloidal …

We attempt a classification of different colloidal gels based on colloid–colloid interactions.
We discriminate primarily between non-equilibrium and equilibrium routes to gelation, the …

By reviewing experimental and theoretical works, we discuss the phase diagram of Laponite
suspensions, with the aim of clarifying several issues that have caused a long-time …

With substantial progresses in reinforcement mechanism of nanoparticle filled polymers
(NPFPs) beyond the hydrodynamic limit, now is the time to reconsider this topic …

The physics above and below the yield stress is unified by a simple model for viscoplasticity
that accounts for the nonlinear rheology of multiple yield stress fluids. The model has a rate …

We show that, above a critical stress, typical yield stress fluids (gels and clay suspensions)
and soft glassy materials (colloidal glasses) start flowing abruptly and subsequently …

We study a model in which particles interact with short-ranged attractive and long-ranged
repulsive interactions, in an attempt to model the equilibrium cluster phase recently …

Two types of isotropic disordered nonergodic states exist in colloidal suspensions: glasses
and gels. The difference between the two is that the nonergodicity, or elasticity, of gel stems …