A method of integration in which the components spontaneously assemble, typically by bouncing around in a solution or gas phase until a stable structure of minimum energy is reached. Self-assembly is crucial to the assembly of biomolecular nanotechnology, and is thus a promising method for assembling atomically precise devices. Components in self-assembled structures find their appropriate location based soley on their structural properties (or chemical properties in the case of atomic or molecular self-assembly). Self-assembly is by no means limited to molecules or the nanoscale and can be carried out on just about any scale, making it a powerful bottom-up method for nanotechnology. Alias: Self-Organization.
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