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In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assemblies Dear Guy, That is a very good point that you raise, and somehow in line with Steven's...
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In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assemblies Hi Luis and Sinan, Your post and your work have explained very nicely how optimal...
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In reply to Very interesting!Dear Phil, I couldn't agree more with your comments. As you mentioned, applications of mechanics to disease related problems will continue to be an area of great interest...
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In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesThanks Steven, You raise some very good points that are central to the issue of...
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In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesThanks for the note and the interesting thoughts. This work is tremendous!! One comment...
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In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assemblies Great post and some interesting points Luis. Exploiting robust self-assembly is a...
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In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesDear Guy,That is a very good point that you raise, and somehow in line with Steven's...
View ArticleVery nice! But can you do better?
In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesHi Luis and Sinan, Your post and your work have explained very nicely how optimal stiffness...
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In reply to Very interesting!Dear Phil, I couldn't agree more with your comments. As you mentioned, applications of mechanics to disease related problems will continue to be an area of great interest...
View ArticleThanks Steven
In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesThanks Steven, You raise some very good points that are central to the issue of...
View ArticleVery interesting!
In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesThanks for the note and the interesting thoughts. This work is tremendous!! One comment...
View ArticleDo (can) only H-bonds cooperate?
In reply to Journal Club Theme of May 2013: Mechanics of biological and bio-inspired supramolecular assembliesGreat post and some interesting points Luis.Exploiting robust self-assembly is a necessary...
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Dear Guy,That is a very good point that you raise, and somehow in line with Steven's previous comment.My view in this issue is that weak bonds are a requirement for self-assembly, so at the minimum,...
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Hi Luis and Sinan, Your post and your work have explained very nicely how optimal stiffness and toughness can be achieved using very weak bonds. But why doesn't nature use strong bonds? Are weak...
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Dear Phil, I couldn't agree more with your comments. As you mentioned, applications of mechanics to disease related problems will continue to be an area of great interest to mechanicians and...
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Thanks Steven, You raise some very good points that are central to the issue of supramolecular systems. In the first place you wonder if other types of weak interactions are capable of forming...
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Thanks for the note and the interesting thoughts. This work is tremendous!! One comment that I would like to make it the changes that will likely happen in the future with research in this area....
View ArticleDo (can) only H-bonds cooperate?
Great post and some interesting points Luis.Exploiting robust self-assembly is a necessary step in both the development of new materials as well as understanding the assembly processes of Nature's...
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Supramolecular assemblies are dynamic structures composed of simple molecular building blocks that self-assemble into hierarchically organized complexes driven by reversible (weak) intermolecular...
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