Self assembly : the science of things that put themselves together /: the science of things that put themselves together. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John A. Pelesko.
• Other Names: Pelesko, John A
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 620/.5; Nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology; Microelectromechanical systems; Self-assembly (Chemistry); Microelectromechanical systems; Nanostructured materials; Nanotechnology; Self-assembly (Chemistry); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781584886884; 1584886889
• Related ISBNs: 9781584886877; 1584886870
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.