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Molecular Self‐Assembly across Multiple Length Scales
Author(s) -
Palermo Vincenzo,
Samorì Paolo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200700416
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , supramolecular chemistry , degree (music) , scale (ratio) , order (exchange) , length scale , electronics , self assembly , computer science , materials science , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , molecule , finance , acoustics , economics
When enemies become friends : Hierarchical self‐assembly, through the concerted use of different forces that dominate on distinct length scales, allows the generation of functional supramolecular architectures with a high degree of order on both the nano‐ and macroscopic scales, paving the way towards their application in electronics, catalysis, and medicine.