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Bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels offer a versatile platform for emulsion templating of functional porous materials, including membranes, electrodes, and tissue-mimetic biomaterials. In many applications of such materials, the microstructure determines the properties and performance of devices. Characterization of the morphological structure of emulsion templates is, thus, an important step in developing fabrication methods for porous materials with tunable microstructure. We present a structural analysis of bijels stabilized by magnetic ellipsoidal particles. Using data from hybrid lattice Boltzmann-molecular dynamics simulations of binary liquids with suspended magnetic ellipsoidal particles, we analyze the bond orientational order within the interfacial particle layer, the mean and Gaussian curvature of the interfaces, and the topological properties of the emulsion morphology. The results suggests that the particle packing at the interface is influenced by the local topology as characterized by the Gaussian curvature, and the global topological properties can be linked to domain coarsening mechanisms, such as coalescence of domains and pinch-off of channels. By analyzing independent simulation runs with different initial conditions, we probe the statistical variations of different properties, including the channel size distribution and the average channel size. Our analysis provides a more detailed picture of the structural properties of bijels stabilized by magnetically responsive ellipsoids and can guide the optimization of interfacial particle packing and domain structure of particle-stabilized emulsion systems. 

This capsule contains the data analysis of lattice Boltzmann simulations of the structural response of bijels stabilized by magnetic ellipsoidal particles. Analysis includes the average and directional microstructure change observed after application or removal of magnetic fields. 

This capsule contains the data analysis of lattice Boltzmann simulations of the formation of bijels stabilized by magnetic ellipsoidal particles. Using data from hybrid Lattice Boltzmann-Molecular Dynamics simulations of a binary liquid with suspended magnetic ellipsoidal particles, we analyze the bond orientational order within the interfacial particle layer, the mean and Gaussian curvature of the interfaces, and the topological properties of the emulsion morphology. 

Lattice Boltzmann simulations of bijels stabilized by ellipsoidal magnetic particles in external magnetic fields demonstrate the potential of magnetic particles for fabrication of emulsion systems with tunable, anisotropic properties. 

This capsule contains the data analysis of lattice Boltzmann simulations of the formation of bijels stabilized by magnetic ellipsoidal particles. The analysis includes the scaling of the structure factor and domain size, and the dependence of the domain size and tortuosity on the magnetic field. The orientational order of the magnetic dipoles and the interface alignment is analylzed as well as the particle packing in the interface. 

Multimaterial interface reconstruction has been investigated over the years both from visualization and analytical point of view using different metrics. When focusing on visualization, interface continuity and smoothness are used to quantify interface quality. When the end goal is interface analysis, metrics closer to the physical properties of the material are preferred (e.g., curvature, tortuosity). In this paper, we re-evaluate three Multimaterial Interface Reconstruction (MIR) algorithms, already integrated in established visualization frameworks, under the lens of application-oriented metrics. Specifically, we analyze interface curvature, particle-interface distance, and medial axis-interface distance in a time-varying bijel simulation. Our analysis shows that the interface presenting the best visual qualities is not always the most useful for domain scientists when evaluating the material properties.