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

University of Michigan researchers have discovered a way to self-assemble nanoparticles into wires, sheets, shells and other unusual structures using sticky patches that make the particles group ...

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

Two conceptual strategies for encoding information into self-assembling building blocks highlight opportunities and challenges in the realization of programmable colloidal nanostructures. Figure 1: ...

Building blocks: artist’s impression of antibodies binding to antigen-conjugated DNA tiles to induce the assembly of tubular nanoscale structures. (Courtesy: Ella Marushchenko) Nanostructures composed ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---University of Michigan researchers have discovered a way to self-assemble nanoparticles into wires, sheets, shells and other unusual structures using sticky patches that make the ...