Abstract
This paper explores a possibility of constructing massively parallel molecular computing systems using molecular electronic devices called enzyme transistors. The enzyme transistor is, in a sense, an artificial catalyst which selects a specific substrate molecule and transforms it into a specific product. Using this primitive Junction, various active continuous media for signal transfer/processing can be realized. Prominent examples discussed in this paper are: (i) Turing pattern formation and (ii) excitable wave propagation in a two-dimensional enzyme transistor array. This paper demonstrates the potential of enzyme transistors for creating reaction-diffusion dynamics that performs useful computations in a massively parallel fashion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1809-1817 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences |
Volume | E82-A |
Issue number | 9 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Molecular computing
- Molecular devices
- Nonlinear signal processing
- Parallel processing
- Pattern formation
- Reaction-diffusion dynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Applied Mathematics