Equilibrium gels of low-valence DNA nanostars: a colloidal model for strong glass formers.

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Correction: Equilibrium gels of low-valence DNA nanostars: a colloidal model for strong glass formers.

The authors would like to make a correction to the display of sequences 1–4, as outlined in the Methods section. The correctly displayed sequences are shown below: Sequence 1. 50-CTACTATGGCGGGTGATAAAAACGGGAAGAGCATGCCCATCCACGATCG-30 Sequence 2. 50-GGATGGGCATGCTCTTCCCGAACTCAACTGCCTGGTGATACGACGATCG-30 Sequence 3. 50-CGTATCACCAGGCAGTTGAGAACATGCGAGGGTCCAATACCGACGATCG-30 Sequence 4. 50-CGGTATTGGACCCT...

Gel-forming patchy colloids and network glass formers: Thermodynamic and Dynamic analogies

This article discusses recent attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the thermoreversible ”gel” state of colloidal matter and to unravel the analogies between gels at the colloidal level and gels at the molecular level, commonly known as network-forming strong liquids. The connection between gel-forming patchy colloids and strong liquids is provided by the limited valence of the inter-pa...

Phase behavior and critical activated dynamics of limited-valence DNA nanostars.

Colloidal particles with directional interactions are key in the realization of new colloidal materials with possibly unconventional phase behaviors. Here we exploit DNA self-assembly to produce bulk quantities of "DNA stars" with three or four sticky terminals, mimicking molecules with controlled limited valence. Solutions of such molecules exhibit a consolution curve with an upper critical po...

Equilibrium Gels of Limited Valence Colloids

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 of the interparticle bond lifetime. These gels, named equilibrium gels, are the focus of this review article. Differently from other types of colloidal gels, equilibrium gels do not require an underlying phase ...