Viral capsids are often regarded as inert structural units, but in actuality they display
fascinating dynamics during different stages of their life cycle. With the advent of single …

Self-assembly is a ubiquitous process in synthetic and biological systems, broadly defined
as the spontaneous organization of multiple subunits (macromolecules, particles, etc.) into …

Biological processes build complex, functional materials from the molecular encoded messa
blueprint ges writt for lif en in the sequence of its fe, DNA. DNA directs material synthesis …

Nanomanufacturing, the commercially scalable and economically sustainable mass
production of nanoscale materials and devices, represents the tangible outcome of the …

This review describes some important physical characteristics of the pathways (ie,
dynamical processes) by which molecular, nanoscale, and micrometer-scale self-assembly …

Viruses play a role in a significant portion of human diseases, as well as those of other
animals, plants, and bacteria. This chapter focuses on the use of theoretical and …

Burgeoning interest in supracolloidal assembly has reached the point at which the field can
seek so-called intelligent design rather than solely rely on evolution. Emphasizing Janus …

The CA (capsid) domain of immature HIV-1 Gag and the adjacent spacer peptide 1 (SP1)
play a key role in viral assembly by forming a lattice of CA hexamers, which adapts to viral …

Self-assembly is a fundamental concept in biology and of significant interest to
nanotechnology. Significant progress has been made in characterizing and controlling the …

Equilibrium self-assembly relies on the relaxation of disordered mixtures of building blocks
towards an ordered ground state. The main drawback of this traditional approach lies in the …