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FIGURE 13.1
Examples of static self-assembly. (A) Crystal structure of a ribosome. (B) Self-
assembled peptide-amphiphile nanofibers. (C) An array of millimeter-sized
polymeric plates assembled at a water-perfluorodecalin interface by capillary
interactions. (D) Thin film of a nematic liquid crystal on an isotropic substrate.
(E) Micrometer-sized metallic polyhedra folded from planar substrates. (F) A
three-dimensional aggregate of micrometer plates assembled by capillary forces.
