Mastrangeli, Massimo2017-10-112017-10-112017-10-11201710.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2017.7994139https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/141352Steady progress in understanding and implementation are establishing self-assembly as a versatile, parallel and scalable approach to the fabrication of transducers. In this contribution, I illustrate the principles and reach of self-assembly with three applications at different scales - namely, the capillary self-alignment of millimetric components, the sealing of liquid-filled polymeric microcapsules, and the accurate capillary assembly of single nanoparticles - and propose foreseeable directions for further developments.self-assemblyinterfacesnanoparticlesmicrocapsulessurface tensioncapillaritymaterialsmicrosystemsnanosystemstext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper