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== pure self assembly ==

* [[self assembly]] 
* odd special case: [[nonthermal selfassembly]]
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[[Chemical synthesis]] <br>
Well, sort of. Chemical synthesis is self assembling in the sense of finding its reaction partners by [[diffusion transport]].
* Many forms of [[thermally driven self assembly]] are typically not classified as [[chemical synthesis]].
* [[Chemical synthesis]] can be classified as a form of [[thermally driven self assembly]].

== mixed assembly ==

* [[site activation assembly]] – has been experimentally conducted 
* [[wash in tip recharge assembly]] – seems a lot less practical than "site activation assembly"
* [[tether assisted assembly]] – might be interesting to investigate – does not allow for piezochemistry though

== pure positional assembly ==

* [[positional assembly]]
* [[force applying mechanosynthesis]]

== Unspecific (not pure self assembly) ==

* [[the various forms of mechanosynthesis]]
* [[mechanosynthesis]] 

== Related ==

* [[Bridging the gaps]]
* You may actually be looking for [[connection mechanism]]s for advanced [[gem-gum-tec]].
* One mean for atomically precise production is good old [[chemical synthesis]]. But is severely limited in product size.
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* For means of assembly including o larger scales see: [[Connection method]]