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Opinion Article

Do nanoparticles have a survival instinct?

V. P. Ananikov

N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: An insight into nanosized chemical systems revealed spatial organization of metal nanoparticles that shows similar patterns to those typically observed in human and animal spatial behavior. Based on this fundamental relationship, we can consider the origins of survival instinct as a possible evolutionary development of nanoscale phenomena.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2016.01.001

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