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There's huge amount of literature on brownian assembly (or more commonly called self assembly)
Thermally driven assembly is also called called self assembly or brownian assembly (seldom)
There's huge amount of literature on thermally driven assembly.


Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-assembly self assembly]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_self-assembly molecular self assembly]
Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-assembly self assembly]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_self-assembly molecular self assembly]


* In [[technology level 0]] and [[technology level I|I]] that is today, brownian assembly is already extensively in use (e.g. structural DNA nanotechnology)
* [[Today|technology level 0]] thermally driven assembly is already extensively used (e.g. structural DNA nanotechnology) this will continue onward into [[the early stages|technology level I|I]] of the development of atomically precise manufacturing (APM).
* In [[technology level I]] and [[technology level II|II]]: [[mechanosynthesis|brownian mechanosynthesis]] could be an intermediate step to advanced APM systems.
* In [[technology level II]] and [[technology level III|III]]: [[locking mechanisms|self assisted assembly]] will be very useful.


Beside their actual function completely unguided brownian assembly requires the parts to be one-to-one puzzle shaped. (everything that can stick will stick) <br>
* In [[the early|technology level I]] and [[the later|technology level II|II]] stages of APM development: [[mechanosynthesis|brownian mechanosynthesis]] could be an intermediate step to advanced APM systems.
Brownian assembly is a lot slower then forms of directed assembly like [[mechanosynthesis]].
* In [[the later|technology level II]] and [[the final|technology level III|III]] 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)
 
* 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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Thermally driven assembly is also called called self assembly or brownian assembly (seldom) There's huge amount of literature on thermally driven assembly.

Wikipedia: self assembly; molecular self assembly

  • technology level 0 thermally driven assembly is already extensively used (e.g. structural DNA nanotechnology) this will continue onward into technology level I|I of the development of atomically precise manufacturing (APM).

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)

  • 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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