Second, it yields an over-simplified picture that does not differentiate between the different kinds of motifs (main strand, branches, adsorbed monomers) that are apparent in the trajectory, and as such it is unlikely to be able to quantitatively characterize in complete way defect structure and dynamics. Namely, as it can be seen in Figure , the continuous distribution of the black points on the ∆E-SASA plot suggests a dynamic diversity and complexity in the assembly of monomers, which makes it very difficult to identify in rigorous way what exactly is a defect and what is not in the supramolecular polymer.