Synthesis and design

Abstract

Understanding the “materiome” could provide a blueprint for bio-inspired, high performance functional materials. Successful synthesis and design—materiomic engineering—must extend beyond biomimitics and bio-inspired systems, exploit fundamental mechanisms of self-assembly and hierarchies, and integrate widely available building blocks such as amyloid proteins and DNA. The ultimate goal is not to produce one-off nanodevices or precision made materials, but rather materials that can self-assemble and adapt independently, befitting a range of functions from a common set of building blocks and molecular components.