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Michael Nguyen1,2, Suriyanarayanan Vaikuntanathan3,2.
Abstract
We consider an important class of self-assembly problems, and using the formalism of stochastic thermodynamics, we derive a set of design principles for growing controlled assemblies far from equilibrium. The design principles constrain the set of configurations that can be obtained under nonequilibrium conditions. Our central result provides intuition for how equilibrium self-assembly landscapes are modified under finite nonequilibrium drive.Keywords: nonequilibrium self-assembly; pattern formation; second law of thermodynamics; self-assembly; stochastic thermodynamics
Year: 2016 PMID: 27911789 PMCID: PMC5167149 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1609983113
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205