Incremental nanotechnology

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The direct incorporation of these nanoarchitectures in existing materials to improve their properties is often referred to as incremental nanotechnology. However, as we will see later in this chapter, the self-assembly of these nanosized building blocks into 2D and 3D architectures may yield entirely new devices and functionalities -referred to as evolutionary nanotechnology. 

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