Self-assembly at all scales

被引:5968
作者
Whitesides, GM [1 ]
Grzybowski, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Chem & Biol Chem, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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D O I
10.1126/science.1070821
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Self-assembty 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.
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