Two conceptual strategies for encoding information into self-assembling building blocks highlight opportunities and challenges in the realization of programmable colloidal nanostructures.
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L.C. acknowledges support from Iowa State University. K.J.M.B. acknowledges support from the Center for Bioinspired Energy Science, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under Award DE-SC0000989.
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Cademartiri, L., Bishop, K. Programmable self-assembly. Nature Mater 14, 2–9 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4184
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