Behind nature's blueprints: Physicists create 'theoretical rulebook' of self-assembly

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...
Nature

Block Copolymer Self-Assembly and Phase Behavior

Block copolymers represent an essential class of self-assembling macromolecules, in which chemically distinct segments segregate on the nanoscale to yield a rich array of ordered morphologies. Their ...
Nanowerk

Scientists discover geometric rules that control self-assembling nanomaterials

Researchers uncover geometric principles governing how particles self-assemble, solving a long-standing challenge in ...
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft

Harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials: ISTA researchers uncover 'master control panel'

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The challenge: the process seemed random and notoriously difficult to predict.