Figure 3.

Relative domain size $C\left(t\right)$ over time during the collapse at $\varphi =1.2$ and $\varphi =1.5$ of three disordered microgels of small (a), middle (b) and large asphericity (c) and of a diamond microgel (d). Different datasets correspond to different values of the parameters $r_{\mathrm{c}}$ and ${\rho }_{\min }$ used to construct the density field. The time t is normalized by ${\tau }_{0.5}$, defined as the time when $C=0.5$. Straight lines in all panels fit to a power-law time dependence. Exponents are indicated. In panels (b,d) we show typical simulation snapshots at early and intermediate times.