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Surface patterning

From 2D to 3D

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The self-assembly of molecules into porous two-dimensional networks on surfaces has been well studied in recent years, but now the concept has been extended to three dimensions with a little help from fullerene molecules.

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Figure 1: Structures used to create 3D surface architecture1.

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