Interactions between colloids induced by a soft cross-linked polymer substrate

Details Interactions between colloids induced by a soft cross-linked polymer substrate Interactions between colloids induced by a soft cross-linked polymer substrate

2011-06-20

arxiv.org/abs/1106.3980v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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Using video-microscopy imaging we demonstrate the existence of a short-ranged equilibrium attraction between heavy silica colloids diffusing on soft surfaces of cross-linked polymer gels. The inter-colloid potential can be tuned by changing the gel stiffness or by coating the colloids with a polymer layer. On sufficiently soft substrates, the interaction induced by the polymer matrix leads to large-scale colloidal aggregation. We correlate the in-plane interaction with a colloid-surface attraction.

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