Messy, Self-organized Networks as Metamaterials

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• Emanuela Del Gado (Georgetown University)
• Thursday 11 September 2025, 10:35-11:15
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TGM150 - 9th Edwards Symposium – Frontiers in Statistical Physics and Soft Matter

Natural and synthetic multi-component gels display emergent properties, which implies that they are more than just the sum of their components. The space between and within human cells, for example, is permeated by multi-component self-assembled gel networks, the extra-cellular matrix and the cytoskeleton, whose self- organization and heterogeneity is central to biological functions. I will discuss how in self-assembled double networks inter-species lateral association can drastically modify the composite architecture, leading to significant changes in plasticity, toughness, and resilience to environmental changes. The architecture, therefore, could be used as a design principle for double networks which are made to emphasize either stability to perturbations or responsiveness to stimuli. 

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