Induction of New Macroscopic Shapes from the Fragments of the Initial Self-Assembled Structure (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Induction of New Macroscopic Shapes from the Fragments of the Initial Self-Assembled Structure

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This is a yellow-arrowed path from 1 to 3: An initial fiber-like structure is created (1), then broken down using UV light (purple lighting symbol). Because they are tightly packed in the aftermath of the collapsing structure (2), these fragments co-assemble again into more diverse and larger shapes (3). Gray-arrowed path from 4 to 5: Simply mixing the same molecules in free motion in a solvent (4) do not result in the same variety and size of nanostructures (5).

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