What are proteins teaching us on fundamental strategies for molecular nanotechnology?

Nanotechnology Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 145-160

  Koehler, Johann Michael ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

entropy management; hierarchical construction; limited mobility; modularization; molecular nanotechnology; restriction of dimensions; serial processing; soft matter

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; LIFE CYCLE; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; PROTEINS;

MODULARIZATIONS; MOLECULAR NANOTECHNOLOGIES; RESTRICTION OF DIMENSIONS; SERIAL PROCESSING; SOFT MATTER;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84926613511     PISSN: 21919089     EISSN: 21919097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2014-0031     Document Type: Review

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