Self-assembled artificial microtubule like LEGO building blocks
Published Date: 1/17/2020
Source: phys.org
Simple LEGO bricks can be assembled to more complicated structures, which can be further associated into a wide variety of complex architectures, from automobiles, rockets, and ships to gigantic castles and amusement parks. Such an event of multi-step assembly, so-called 'hierarchical self-assembly,' also happens in living organisms.