Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks

Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical innovations – the self-assembly of lipid membranes that surround every living cell.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news83849970.html">Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks</a></p> <p>Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical innovations – the self-assembly of lipid membranes that surround every living cell.</p>