Multistep hierarchical self-assembly of chiral nanopore arrays.

Kim, Hanim; Lee, Sunhee; Shin, Tae Joo; Korblova, Eva; Walba, David M; Clark, Noel A; Lee, Sang Bok; Yoon, Dong Ki · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A series of simple hierarchical self-assembly steps achieve self-organization from the centimeter to the subnanometer-length scales in the form of square-centimeter arrays of linear nanopores, each one having a single chiral helical nanofilament of large internal surface area and interfacial interactions based on chiral crystalline molecular arrangements.