The rich and diverse dynamics of particle-based systems ultimately originates from the
coupling of their degrees of freedom via internal interactions. To arrive at a tractable …

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 …

The functions of biomolecular condensates are thought to be influenced by their material
properties, and these will be determined by the internal organization of molecules within …

In the last years a significant progress in the understanding of the aggregation properties of
patchy colloidal particles and of the process of formation of equilibrium gels has taken place …

Vitrimers—a recently invented new class of polymers—consist of covalent networks that can
rearrange their topology via a bond shuffling mechanism, preserving the total number of …

We present a numerical study on the phase diagram for a simple model of Janus colloids,
including ordered and disordered structures. Using a range of techniques, we generate a set …

Limited bonding valence, usually accompanied by well-defined directional interactions and
selective bonding mechanisms, is nowadays considered among the key ingredients to …

We investigate the stationary flow of a colloidal gel under an inhomogeneous external shear
force using adaptive Brownian dynamics simulations. The interparticle forces are derived …

Diamond-structured crystals, particularly those with cubic symmetry, have long been
attractive targets for the programmed self-assembly of colloidal particles, due to their …

We propose a general framework for solving inverse self-assembly problems, ie designing
interactions between elementary units such that they assemble spontaneously into a …