The self-assembly properties of block copolymers are primitive when compared with natural examples such as protein folding but, as Richard Jones reports, promising new approaches and ideas are being explored.
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Jones, R. Why nanotechnology needs better polymer chemistry. Nature Nanotech 3, 699–700 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.349
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