Emulating biology: building nanostructures from the bottom up.
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چکیده
The biological approach to nanotechnology has produced self-assembled objects, arrays and devices; likewise, it has achieved the recognition of inorganic systems and the control of their growth. Can these approaches now be integrated to produce useful systems?
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 99 Suppl 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002