Work

Implementing a multi-cycle datapath with Liquid Marbles

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Liquid Marbles are liquid droplets encapsulated by hydrophobic powder particles; due to their non-wetting nature, they allow to manipulate liquids efficiently. Literature highlighted their potential to be employed as micro-reactors, micro-containers for growing micro-organisms and cells, micro-fluidics devices, and have also been used in the framework of unconventional computing. In this work, we discuss a theoretical implementation of all required components to define a multi-cycle datapath based on Liquid Marbles. Then, we consider issues related to scalability, by discussing how the circuits can be expanded with the growth of the inputs, and also how they can be modified to overcome the issues related to the growing time and space complexity.

Source: PLoS ONE

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309066

Authors: Sandro Erba, Luca Cavenaghi, Claudio Zandron

Institution: University of Milano-Bicocca

Language: English

Topic: DNA and Biological Computing

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,290

Funders: Dipartimenti di Eccellenza, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca