Spectrum of means of assembly

pure self assembly

• self assembly
• odd special case: nonthermal selfassembly

mixed assembly

• tether assisted assembly
• site activation assembly

pure positional assembly

• positional assembly
• force applying mechanosynthesis

Unspecific (not pure self assembly)

• the various forms of mechanosynthesis
• mechanosynthesis

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