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OA_type: closed access
_id: '22214'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Highly interconnected percolated networks are interesting structures for materials
    with enhanced transport and mechanical properties. While percolated networks of
    anisotropic particles have been explored at the nanoscale, achieving highly interconnected
    structures at the microscale remains challenging. In this work, we explore the
    controlled assembly of rod-like polymer colloids under external fields leading
    to reversible quasi-2D networks. By varying voltage and frequency, we modulate
    the pore size and thickness of the network. We find that field-driven attractive
    interactions enable percolation at lower area fractions than predicted for non-interacting
    rods. Monte Carlo simulations incorporating dipolar interactions and electrostatic
    boundary conditions confirm the field-induced transition from isotropic to aligned
    rod configurations, supporting the emergence of percolated networks. This work
    presents a simple and robust approach for assembling reconfigurable colloidal
    networks with controlled connectivity, offering new strategies for designing adaptive
    soft materials.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: José
  full_name: Fojo, José
  last_name: Fojo
- first_name: Rodolfo
  full_name: Subert, Rodolfo
  last_name: Subert
- first_name: Laura
  full_name: Rodríguez-Arco, Laura
  last_name: Rodríguez-Arco
- first_name: Modesto T.
  full_name: López-López, Modesto T.
  last_name: López-López
- first_name: Marjolein
  full_name: Dijkstra, Marjolein
  last_name: Dijkstra
- first_name: Carla
  full_name: Fernández-Rico, Carla
  id: 492def71-6250-11f0-b278-d41dbd241b62
  last_name: Fernández-Rico
- first_name: Laura
  full_name: Alvarez, Laura
  last_name: Alvarez
citation:
  ama: Fojo J, Subert R, Rodríguez-Arco L, et al. Field-driven reversible networks
    from colloidal rods. <i>Soft Matter</i>. 2025;21(23):4596-4605. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00218d">10.1039/d5sm00218d</a>
  apa: Fojo, J., Subert, R., Rodríguez-Arco, L., López-López, M. T., Dijkstra, M.,
    Fernández-Rico, C., &#38; Alvarez, L. (2025). Field-driven reversible networks
    from colloidal rods. <i>Soft Matter</i>. Royal Society of Chemistry. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00218d">https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00218d</a>
  chicago: Fojo, José, Rodolfo Subert, Laura Rodríguez-Arco, Modesto T. López-López,
    Marjolein Dijkstra, Carla Fernández-Rico, and Laura Alvarez. “Field-Driven Reversible
    Networks from Colloidal Rods.” <i>Soft Matter</i>. Royal Society of Chemistry,
    2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00218d">https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00218d</a>.
  ieee: J. Fojo <i>et al.</i>, “Field-driven reversible networks from colloidal rods,”
    <i>Soft Matter</i>, vol. 21, no. 23. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 4596–4605,
    2025.
  ista: Fojo J, Subert R, Rodríguez-Arco L, López-López MT, Dijkstra M, Fernández-Rico
    C, Alvarez L. 2025. Field-driven reversible networks from colloidal rods. Soft
    Matter. 21(23), 4596–4605.
  mla: Fojo, José, et al. “Field-Driven Reversible Networks from Colloidal Rods.”
    <i>Soft Matter</i>, vol. 21, no. 23, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2025, pp. 4596–605,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00218d">10.1039/d5sm00218d</a>.
  short: J. Fojo, R. Subert, L. Rodríguez-Arco, M.T. López-López, M. Dijkstra, C.
    Fernández-Rico, L. Alvarez, Soft Matter 21 (2025) 4596–4605.
date_created: 2026-06-30T06:32:50Z
date_published: 2025-06-21T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-15T07:37:27Z
day: '21'
doi: 10.1039/d5sm00218d
extern: '1'
external_id:
  pmid:
  - '40314070'
intvolume: '        21'
issue: '23'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '06'
oa_version: None
page: 4596-4605
pmid: 1
publication: Soft Matter
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1744-6848
  issn:
  - 1744-683X
publication_status: published
publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Field-driven reversible networks from colloidal rods
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 21
year: '2025'
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