Science

Assembly methods range from molecular dipole ordering

to thermal decomposition-induced crystallization

while the materials available span the periodic table

and include classes such as hydrocarbons (polymers, organic compounds)

and metals, metal oxides, metal hydroxides (inorganic compounds) and all the hybrids thereof.

From here, two natures emerge,

the crystalline that grows and then stops, i.e. the static structure,

and the biomorphic that continually processes energy (metabolizes)

causing it to change geometry and exhibit constant growth, i.e., the dynamic structure.

Molecular Forces

Van Der Walls - Close range interaction (<1nm), like gravity between molecules

Electrostatics - Interactions based upon surface charge and have long-range effects

Steric - The geometry of the situation (puzzle pieces, enzymes, polymers and Da Vinci's fifth element)

Charge Transfer - Electrochemical Processes (metal plating, rusting), Reduction and Oxidation, Yin and Yang

Biological Processes

Protein production

Neuron growth, neural networks