Difference between revisions of "Thermally driven self assembly"
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| − | Thermally driven assembly is also called called self assembly or brownian assembly (seldom) | + | Thermally driven assembly is also called called self assembly or brownian assembly (seldom) <br> |
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* [[technology level 0|Today]] thermally driven assembly is already extensively used (e.g. structural DNA nanotechnology) this will continue onward into [[technology level I|the early stages]] of the development of atomically precise manufacturing (APM). | * [[technology level 0|Today]] thermally driven assembly is already extensively used (e.g. structural DNA nanotechnology) this will continue onward into [[technology level I|the early stages]] of the development of atomically precise manufacturing (APM). | ||
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* In [[technology level II|the later]] and [[technology level III|the final]] stages of APM development: [[locking mechanisms|self assisted assembly]] will come to intensive use. | * In [[technology level II|the later]] and [[technology level III|the final]] stages of APM development: [[locking mechanisms|self assisted assembly]] will come to intensive use. | ||
| − | Beside the actual function of the building block (structural element/machine element) completely unguided thermally driven assembly requires the building blocks to be have a unambiguous unique puzzle piece shape that determines its target position. (everything that can stick will stick) | + | Beside the actual function of the building block (structural element / machine element) completely unguided thermally driven assembly requires the building blocks to be have a unambiguous unique puzzle piece shape that completely determines its target position. (everything that can stick will stick) |
* Brownian assembly is generally slower then advanced directed assembly like [[mechanosynthesis]]. (numbers needed) | * Brownian assembly is generally slower then advanced directed assembly like [[mechanosynthesis]]. (numbers needed) | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | There's huge amount of literature on thermally driven assembly. <br> | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-assembly Wikipedia: self assembly] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_self-assembly Wikipedia: molecular self assembly] | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 15 February 2016
Thermally driven assembly is also called called self assembly or brownian assembly (seldom)
(TODO: Add minimal definition)
- Today thermally driven assembly is already extensively used (e.g. structural DNA nanotechnology) this will continue onward into the early stages of the development of atomically precise manufacturing (APM).
- In the early and the later stages of APM development: brownian mechanosynthesis could be an intermediate step to advanced APM systems.
- In the later and the final stages of APM development: self assisted assembly will come to intensive use.
Beside the actual function of the building block (structural element / machine element) completely unguided thermally driven assembly requires the building blocks to be have a unambiguous unique puzzle piece shape that completely determines its target position. (everything that can stick will stick)
- Brownian assembly is generally slower then advanced directed assembly like mechanosynthesis. (numbers needed)
- The ambient temperature dictates diffusion speed.
- Lower dimensionality that is diffusion on a surface instead of a volume or on a line instead of a surface speeds up the process.
- Dividing one long diffusion path to several shorter irreversible diffusion transport stretches speeds up the process.
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There's huge amount of literature on thermally driven assembly.
