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Creation of functional micro/nano systems through top-down and bottom-up approaches.

Year: 2009

Type: review

Abstract: Mimicking nature's approach in creating devices with similar functional complexity is one of the ultimate goals of scientists and engineers. The remarkable elegance of these naturally evolved structures originates from bottom-up self-assembly processes. The seamless integration of top-down fabrication and bottom-up synthesis is the challenge for achieving intricate artificial systems. In this paper, technologies necessary for guided bottom-up assembly such as molecular manipulation, molecular binding, and the self assembling of molecules will be reviewed. In addition, the current progress of synthesizing mechanical devices through top-down and bottom-up approaches will be discussed.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Tak-Sing Wong, Branden Brough, Chih-Ming Ho

Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, National Institutes of Health

Language: English

Topic: Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Eye Institute

Award: The Center for Systemic Control of Cyto-Networks

OpenAlex ID: W1545918649

FWCI: 0.196

Cites: 255

Cited by: 37

Related to: 10