Design of Self-Assembling Materials
This book provides in-depth insights into assembling dynamics of proteins, DNA and other nanoparticles. The applications of basic knowledge in the development of artificial self-assembling systems will be discussed and state of the art methodology in the
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Design of SelfAssembling Materials
Design of Self-Assembling Materials
Ivan Coluzza Editor
Design of Self-Assembling Materials
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Editor Ivan Coluzza Computational Biophysics CIC biomaGUNE Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Gipuzkoa Donostia/San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain
ISBN 978-3-319-71576-6 ISBN 978-3-319-71578-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71578-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018930386 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Self-assembly is the process by which a substance, exclusively driven by noncovalent interactions, spontaneously develops into a particular long-lived conformation with a well-defined structure. Such structures may be highly inhomogeneous but still exceedingly differ from random amorphous materials which are typically dynamically arrested. In fact, by having an easily accessible ground state, selfassembling materials have the property of forming structures characterised by few defects, and they often can adapt to changes in the environment. Self-assembly is the method that most biological systems use to control the synthesis of complex structures. If properly understood, the fundamental principles used by all living organisms can be applied to design artificial materials with novel properties, such as active response to the environment, catalytic properties or precise three-dimensional connectivity which could extend the possibilities of modern electronics based on surface lithography. In this book, we have collected five essential topics, distributed in five dedicated chapters, to characterise
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