We show that colloidal particles with attractive interactions induced by a nonadsorbing polymer exhibit a stable phase consisting of a fluid of clusters of particles. This phase persists even in the absence of any long-range repulsion due to charge, contrary to expectations based on simulation and theory. Cluster morphology depends strongly on the range of the interparticle attraction: With a shorter range, clusters are tenuous and branched; with a longer range, they are more compact. © 2006 The American Physical Society.
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Lu, P. J., Conrad, J. C., Wyss, H. M., Schofield, A. B., & Weitz, D. A. (2006). Fluids of clusters in attractive colloids. Physical Review Letters, 96(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.028306
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