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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Dynamic self-assembly (DySA) arranges components into ordered, non-equilibrium structures across various scales.
  • Current DySA lacks practical relevance, questioning its future objectives.
  • The field needs to shift focus from assembly itself to its application as a control mechanism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a paradigm shift for dynamic self-assembly (DySA) towards functional, networked systems.
  • To explore the potential of DySA as control elements in non-biological environments.
  • To outline requirements for multicomponent DySA systems capable of complex tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Review of conceptual foundations of equilibrium and non-equilibrium self-assembly.
  • Analysis of interactions and phenomena enabling DySA (light, magnetic fields, flows).
  • Examination of recent functional DySA examples coupled with processes like catalysis and supramolecular material formation.

Main Results:

  • DySA can be utilized as control elements in larger networked systems, inspired by biology but functional in harsh conditions.
  • Successful examples demonstrate DySA coupled with catalysis, material formation, and chirality control.
  • Coexistence and communication of diverse components within multicomponent DySA ensembles are crucial for future applications.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic self-assembly (DySA) should be viewed as a tool for building functional, networked systems, not an end in itself.
  • Future DySA research must address component communication and integration for complex, non-biological applications.
  • Emerging functional DySA systems present new opportunities and challenges for the field.