Self-assembly terminology

Mesoporous Silk ax and Silica-Organic Hybrids, p. 852 Nanocasting Strategies and Porous Materials, p. 950 Self-Assembly Definition and Kinetic and Thermodynamic Considerations, p. 1248 Self-Assembly Terminology, p. 1263... 

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Swiegers, G. F., Self-assembly Terminology, in Encyclopedia of Supram-... 

In this article, the various terminologies used to describe important concepts in thermodynamic self-assembly will be reviewed. In so doing, an attempt is made to illustrate, wherever possible, the underlying unity of the concepts and eliminate confusion arising from the different terminologies used. Most of the terminologies derive from the fields of chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. 

TERMINOLOGIES TO DESCRIBE HIERARCHICAL SELF-ASSEMBLED STRUCTURES... 

TERMINOLOGIES DESCRIBING THE COMPLEXITY OF SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESSES... 

Several terminologies were created to describe the composition of self-assembled structures and therefore also of the self-assembly process. Slang s assembly descriptor terminology involves treating the assembly components as linear (L), or angular (A), and then listing the numbers and types of each constituent with superscripts to describe their respective topicities. An assembly, such as the square shown in Fig. 4 is therefore assigned the descriptor because it consists of four... 

Jones RG, Ober CK (2012) Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (lUPAC Recommendations 2013). Pure Appl Chem 85 463. doi 10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-12... 

We will use in the following only the well-established terminology of microphase separation, microphase morphology, or microdomains to describe the self-assembling of block copolymers. 

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