Pelesko Self Assembly

The Science of Things That Put Themselves Together
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-58488-688-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten

Hailed as one of the key areas of nanoscience likely to shape future scientific research, self-assembly offers the most promising route to true molecular nanotechnology. Focusing on this dynamic new field, Self Assembly: The Science of Things That Put Themselves Together explores nature's self-assembly of structures, the use of it to build engineered systems, and the latest advances in the field.

Reflecting the inherent progress of the science of self-assembly, this definitive book first delves into natural self-assembling systems. It addresses crystal growth, soap films, and micelles; examines how nature builds viruses, proteins, and ribosomes; and introduces the protein folding problem. The author then discusses how physicists, chemists, biologists, and engineers are applying nature's principles to self-assemble everything from DNA cubes to millimeter-scale electronic circuits. The final chapters cover theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the phenomenon of self-assembly and overcome its various challenges.

With practical activities, profiles of leading experts, chapter highlights, exercises, and references, Self Assembly provides the most current authoritative information on this exciting branch of nanoscience.

Zielgruppe

Physicists, engineers, chemists, and other scientists interested in nanotechnology; advanced undergraduate and graduate students in nanotechnology courses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pelesko, John A.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Self-Assembly

Why Now?

THE NATURAL WORLD

Inorganic Systems

Introduction

Bubble Rafts

Crystallization
Polymerization

Micelles

Organic Systems

Introduction

Proteins and Protein Folding

The Tobacco Mosaic Virus

The Ribosome

Lessons from the Natural World

Introduction

The Bubble Raft and Nature's Principles

Other Aspects of Nature's Motif

ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
The "Cheerios Effect" and Other Simple Systems
Introduction

The Penrose Model

Magnetic Self-Assembling Systems

The "Cheerios Effect"

Static Self-Assembly

Introduction

Assembly via Capillary Forces

Template Driven Self-Assembly

Structured Surfaces

Assembly by Folding

Dynamic Self-Assembly

Introduction

A Prototype for Dynamic Self-Assembly

Magnetically Driven Dynamic Systems

Mechanically Driven Dynamic Systems

Self-Propelled Systems
Smart Particles

DNA Self-Assembly

Introduction

DNA-Nature's Ultimate Building Block

Cubes and Other Polyhedra
DNA Tiles

DNA Barcodes

DNA Origami

DNA as a Template

DNA Self-Assembly in Context

THE FUTURE
Models of Self-Assembly

Introduction

Physical Models
Abstract Models

Directions

Introduction

Fibonacci at the Nanoscale

Self-Assembly Springs into Action

Self-Assembled Swimming Cells
Self-Assembly Goes Broadway

Self-Assembly and the Origin of Life

Color Plates

References

Appendix A: The Calculus of Variations
Appendix B: Useful Web Sites
Appendix C: Glossary

Index

Chapter Highlights, Exercises, Related Reading, and Notes appear in every chapter.