Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly: Nanostructures made easy

Evaporation-Induced Self-Assembly: Nanostructures made easy Self-Assembly – Living systems provide us many examples of intricately organized composite architectures preserved in silica or calcium carbonate. Most natural composites are formed by complex biomineralization processes; however, recently, self-assembly strategies have emerged as a more efficient means to organize inorganic and organic precursors into precise 2 or 3-D architectures. Self-assembly typically employs asymmetric molecul...