Self assembled particles
US9821294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2006/42
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A self-assembling structure using non-equilibrium driving forces leading to “living crystals” and other maniputable particles with a complex dynamics. The dynamic self-assembly assembly results from a competition between self-propulsion of particles and an attractive interaction between the particles. As a result of non-equilibrium driving forces, the crystals form, grow, collide, anneal, repair themselves and spontaneously self-destruct, thereby enabling reconfiguration and assembly to achieve a desired property.
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