Self Assembly

摘要

Physical laws can direct the flow of matter toward a more organized state. This idea underlies a range of phenomena that are observed in many different scientific disciplines across widely varying scales of distance. Many chemists are fascinated by self-assembling systems, and some have made major contributions to understanding phenomena of self-assembly. In order to understand and integrate the experiences of researchers thinking about self-assembly in other disciplines—physics, biology, materials, information science, and various kinds of engineering spring to mind—it would be useful to have an engaging and accessible textbook presenting an overview of self-assembly in all its interdisciplinary splendor. The provision of such a textbook is the task that author and mathematician John A. Pelesko sets for himself in writing Self Assembly—The Science of Things That Put Themselves Together.