Temperature can switch the thermodynamic phase of colloid–polymer mixtures by tipping the balance between competing attractive interactions induced by polymer depletion or adsorption.
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Jee, AY., Tsang, B. & Granick, S. A switch for phase shifting. Nature Mater 14, 17–18 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4179
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