Method and system using microscopic building blocks for driving 3D self-assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9446950
APP PUB NO 20130042457A1
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13574068

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A method and system for constructing structures by self-assembly of objects. The method and system include providing a first object having a first selected shape and providing a second object having a second selected shape, the shape of the first and second objects interacting to form an alignment which has only a simple stable state arising from minimization of interaction energy for the single stable state.

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CHAIKIN PAUL MICHAELNot Provided

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Chaikin, Paul Michael Pennington, US 17 85
Dreyfus, Remi New York, US 3 5
Sleator, Daniel Pittsburgh, US 1 0
Sleator, Tycho New York, US 2 20

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