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SUBMITTER: Packwood DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5316874 | biostudies-other | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Packwood Daniel M DM Han Patrick P Hitosugi Taro T
Nature communications 20170214
Molecular self-assembly refers to the spontaneous assembly of molecules into larger structures. In order to exploit molecular self-assembly for the bottom-up synthesis of nanomaterials, the effects of chemical control (strength of the directionality in the intermolecular interaction) and entropic control (temperature) on the self-assembly process should be clarified. Here we present a theoretical methodology that unambiguously distinguishes the effects of chemical and entropic control on the sel ...[more]