THE LURE OF MOLECULAR COMPUTING

被引:37
作者
CONRAD, M [1 ]
机构
[1] WAYNE STATE UNIV,BIOL SCI,DETROIT,MI 48202
关键词
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - Physiological Models - BIOSENSORS - DATA PROCESSING - ENZYMES - IMAGE PROCESSING;
D O I
10.1109/MSPEC.1986.6371116
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The basic principles of molecular computing are described and two approaches are outlined: the biological, which seeks to duplicate the powerful information processing capabilities of biological systems; and the digital, which seeks to create a molecular electronics that would lead to a smaller, faster, less-expensive digital computer with increased memory density. The problem of exploiting geometry-recognition capabilities of enzymes to process nontactile input signals, like photons or electric pulses, is examined. Design approaches and simulation tools are discussed. A brief review is given of progress in the supporting technologies, with a discussion of how they might be used to fabricate a tactilizing processor simpler than a biological cell, yet capable of performing useful pattern processing.
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页码:55 / 60
页数:6
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