Recent success of inverse design methodologies in the realm of self-assembled materials has allowed us to envision an inverse path of discovery where we go from a desired target function to building blocks. In this review we examine recent advances of such inverse design methods in soft materials containing block copolymers, colloids, or DNA. By combining well-developed theoretical models with advanced inverse search algorithms, the design of such systems has been dramatically enhanced over the past decade. Advantages and disadvantages of the most prominent inverse search algorithms are discussed in the context of block copolymer directed self-assembly inverse design. The success of these methodologies in such systems shows great promise for the future of self-assembling materials, particularly for applications where the desired structure and properties of the system needed for a functional device are known.

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自组装嵌段共聚物的设计路径颠倒

逆设计方法在自组装材料领域的最新成功使我们能够设想一种逆发现路径，即从所需的目标函数到构建基块。在这篇综述中，我们研究了在包含嵌段共聚物，胶体或DNA的软材料中这种逆向设计方法的最新进展。通过将发达的理论模型与先进的逆搜索算法相结合，在过去的十年中，此类系统的设计得到了极大的增强。在嵌段共聚物指导的自组装逆设计的背景下，讨论了最著名的逆搜索算法的优缺点。这些方法在此类系统中的成功展示了自组装材料未来的广阔前景，