Self Assembly: The Science of Things That Put Themselves Together

By John A. Pelesko

Book Overview

A self-contained, up-to-date, and interdisciplinary introduction to the emerging science of self-assembly, this definitive book explores nature's self-assembly of structures, the use of it to build engineered systems, and the latest advances in the field. It features profiles of leading self-assembly researchers and includes instructions for simple, hands-on activities to be performed in the lab or classroom. With exercises at the end of each chapter, the book illustrates key concepts, patterns, and structures with more than 150 figures, including 14 in full color. In addition, it provides a website with links to the profiled individuals and photos and videos of self-assembly experiments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584886870
• ISBN13: 9781584886877
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"