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Mesoscopic self-assembly: A shift to complexity

Mastrangeli, Massimo
  • Published in: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 1
  • Publication date: 2015

By focusing on the construction of thermodynamically stable structures, the self-assembly of mesoscopic systems has proven capable of formidable achievements in the bottom-up engineering of micro- and nanosystems. Yet, inspired by an analogous evolution in supramolecular chemistry, synthetic mesoscopic self-assembly may have a lot more ahead, within reach of a shift toward fully three-dimensional architectures, collective interactions of building blocks and kinetic control. All over these challenging fronts, complexity holds the key.

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