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Self-assembly at all scales.
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Self-assembling processes are common throughout nature and technology and involve components from the molecular to the planetary scale and many different kinds of interactions.Abstract:
Self-assembly is the autonomous organization of components into patterns or structures without human intervention. Self-assembling processes are common throughout nature and technology. They involve components from the molecular (crystals) to the planetary (weather systems) scale and many different kinds of interactions. The concept of self-assembly is used increasingly in many disciplines, with a different flavor and emphasis in each.read more
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A review on polymer nanofibers by electrospinning and their applications in nanocomposites
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Shape‐Controlled Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals: Simple Chemistry Meets Complex Physics?
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Controlling the synthesis and assembly of silver nanostructures for plasmonic applications
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Self-assembly of DNA into nanoscale three-dimensional shapes
Shawn M. Douglas,Hendrik Dietz,Tim Liedl,Björn Högberg,Franziska Graf,Franziska Graf,William M. Shih,William M. Shih +7 more
TL;DR: This work demonstrates the design and assembly of nanostructures approximating six shapes—monolith, square nut, railed bridge, genie bottle, stacked cross, slotted cross, and heterotrimeric wireframe icosahedra with precisely controlled dimensions.
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Cellulose nanofibers prepared by TEMPO-mediated oxidation of native cellulose
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