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Self-assembly

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Self-assembly is the most powerful tool of nanotechnology and it is largely dependent on electrostatic interactions between particles, molecules, ions and macroscopic surfaces with a strong participation of solvent water. Its importance was revealed during the elucidation of biological structures, from the smaller proteins to ribosomes, cell nuclei and membranes where electrostatic interactions are energetically as important as hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding. In the past 20 years, electrostatic self-assembly produced a large number of marvelous examples of complex structures endowed with unique functions. It has also been combined to stepwise processing to create unique new structures using processes like layer-by-layer fabrication and microfluidics.

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  1. Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando Galembeck

  2. Departament of Physics, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Thiago A. L. Burgo

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Galembeck, F., A. L. Burgo, T. (2017). Self-assembly. In: Chemical Electrostatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52374-3_10

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