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In the literature the terms “self-assembly” and “self-organization” are frequently used as synonyms in order to describe processes by which a structure is formed spontaneously, in contrast to fabrication where every next step is controlled from outside. However, an important distinction between the two terms has to be made: Self-assembly concerns processes in thermodynamically closed systems with the tendency to reach an equilibrium, while self-organization is used for the development of ordered structures in open systems far from thermal equilibrium.
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Mikhailov, A.S., Ertl, G. (2017). Self-organized Stationary Structures. In: Chemical Complexity. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57377-9_4
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