Self assembly
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Self assembly is a manufacturing method used to construct things at the nanometer-scale. Many biological systems use self assembly to assemble various molecules and structures. Imitating these strategies and creating novel molecules with the ability to self assemble into supramolecular assemblies is an important technique in nanotechnology. Self assembly involves a chemical process called convergent synthesis. Microchips of the future might be made by molecular self assembly. An example of self assembly in nature is the way that hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions cause cell membranes to self assemble.