# Connecting Irreversible to Reversible Aggregation: Time and Temperature

Source: [Connecting Irreversible to Reversible Aggregation: Time and Temperature](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa23772c2a376019398159>)

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Authors: Silvia Corezzi, Cristiano De Michele, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Piero Tartaglia, Francesco Sciortino

Published: 2009-03-06T15:32:17.000Z

## Abstract

We report molecular dynamics simulations of a gel-forming mixture of ellipsoidal patchy particles with different functionality. We show that in this model, which disfavors the formation of bond-loops, elapsed time during irreversible aggregation -- leading to the formation of an extended network -- can be formally correlated with equilibrium temperature in reversible aggregation. We also show that it is possible to develop a parameter-free description of the self-assembly kinetics, bringing reversible and irreversible aggregation of loopless branched systems to the same level of understanding as equilibrium polymerization.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/0903.1228>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/0903.1228.pdf>)