Molecular self-assembly is the process through which molecular building blocks organize themselves into supramolecular structures. Controlling the principles of molecular self-assembly opens the door to new materials with special properties, for example, self-re- pairing coatings. The properties of these materials are strongly influenced by the way the building blocks are assembled; a small difference in their organization can lead to very different properties. Peter A. Korevaar and colleagues at Eindhoven University of Technology in The Netherlands have succeeded in monitoring and controlling a molecular self-assembly process through different pathways.
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机译：分子自组装是分子构件将自身组织为超分子结构的过程。控制分子自组装的原理为具有特殊性能的新材料（例如自修复涂层）打开了大门。这些材料的性能在很大程度上取决于构建模块的组装方式。他们的组织中的微小差异会导致性质完全不同。荷兰埃因霍温科技大学的Peter A. Korevaar及其同事通过不同的途径成功地监测和控制了分子自组装过程。
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