Although dynamic self-assembly, DySA, is a relatively new area of research, the past
decade has brought numerous demonstrations of how various types of components–on …

Elastomeric stamps and molds provide a great opportunity to eliminate some of the
disadvantages of photolithograpy, which is currently the leading technology for fabricating …

The concept of hierarchical bottom-up structuring commonly encountered in natural
materials provides inspiration for the design of complex artificial materials with advanced …

Social insects--ants, bees, termites, and wasps--can be viewed as powerful problem-solving
systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents …

Most natural (or biological) materials are complex composites whose mechanical properties
are often outstanding, considering the weak constituents from which they are assembled …

An increasing number of technologies require large-scale integration of disparate classes of
separately fabricated objects into spatially organized, functional systems,,,,,,,,. Here we …

Molecular recognition plays an important role in nature, with perhaps the best known
example being the complementarity exhibited by pairs of nucleobases in DNA. Studies of …

Due to its amphiphilic property, graphene oxide (GO) can achieve a variety of
nanostructures with different morphologies (for example membranes, hydrogel, crumpled …

Self-assembly is a process in which components, either separate or linked, spontaneously
form ordered aggregates. Self-assembly can occur with components having sizes from the …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …