To promote network connectivity in colloidal-rod suspensions, end with a tip

Data and codes to support the manuscript "To promote network connectivity in colloidal-rod suspensions, end with a tip" ## Abstract - Colloidal gels formed from patchy rods provide a promising platform to design novel functional materials and formulations. Yet, the case for localised interactions at the rod tips remains relatively unexplored. Here we probe the structure and dynamics of such systems by means of coarse-grained computer simulations, and show that the emerging tipped gel networks are fundamentally different to uniform ones. Structurally, tipped networks are better connected, and, unlike in the uniform gels, the connectivity increases with the length of the constituent rods. The dynamics are also fundamentally different, with the gelation time in the tipped networks (contrary to the uniform gels) exhibiting an inverse relationship with rod-length.

支持论文《以末端尖端修饰提升胶体棒悬浮液的网络连通性》的配套数据与代码
## 摘要
由补丁型胶体棒（patchy rods）制备得到的胶体凝胶，是开发新型功能材料与配方的极具前景的平台。然而，针对胶体棒末端局域相互作用的相关研究仍相对匮乏。本文通过粗粒度计算机模拟手段，对该类体系的结构与动力学行为展开探究，结果表明带尖端修饰的凝胶网络与均匀型凝胶网络存在本质差异。
结构层面，带尖端修饰的凝胶网络具有更优的连通性；与均匀型凝胶不同的是，其连通性随组成棒的长度增加而提升。动力学特性同样存在本质区别：带尖端修饰的凝胶网络的凝胶化时间与棒长呈负相关关系，这与均匀型凝胶的表现截然相反。