>Bottom-up approaches seek to have smaller (usually molecular) components built up into more complex assemblies, while top-down approaches seek to create nanoscale devices by using larger, externally-controlled ones to direct their assembly.
Absolutely perfect, thanks :) I never knew there were precise uses of these terms, they've always seemed overly-general to me.
Absolutely perfect, thanks :) I never knew there were precise uses of these terms, they've always seemed overly-general to me.