Gels are low-packing arrested states of matter which are able to support stress. On cooling,
limited valence colloidal particles form open networks stabilized by the progressive increase …

In this article we review the latest achievements in understanding and controlling DNA-
mediated interactions between colloidal particles. We report the results of experiments …

All liquids (except helium owing to quantum effects) crystallize at low temperatures, forming
ordered structures. The competition between disorder, which stabilizes the liquid phase, and …

Equilibrium self-assembly relies on the relaxation of disordered mixtures of building blocks
towards an ordered ground state. The main drawback of this traditional approach lies in the …

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 …

Recently we have introduced bigels, inter-penetrating gels made of two different colloidal
species. Even if particles with simple short-range isotropic potential are employed, the …

Compared to two‐dimensional substrates, only a few methodologies exist for the spatially
controlled decoration of three‐dimensional objects, such as microparticles. Combining …

We experimentally investigate the equilibrium gel formation in a binary mixture of DNA
nanostars. The binding rules, encoded in the DNA sequence of the nanostar binding ends …

We review the phase behaviour of pure and mixed patchy colloids, as revealed (mostly) by
theory and computer simulation. These experimentally-realisable systems are excellent …