Modeling biochemical reactions and gene networks with memristors

Hanna Abo Hanna, Loai Danial, Shahar Kvatinsky, Ramez Daniel

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Abstract

This paper investigates qualitative and quantitative analogies between biochemical reactions and memristive devices. It shows that memristors can mimic biochemical reactions and gene networks efficiently, and capture both deterministic and stochastic dynamics at the nanoscale level. We present different abstraction models and memristor-based circuits that inherently model the activity of genetic circuits with low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). These findings constitute a promising step towards noise-tolerant and energy-efficient electronic circuit design, which can provide a fast and simple emulative framework for large-scale synthetic molecular system design in cell biology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2017 - Proceedings
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509058037
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jul 2017
Event2017 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2017 - Torino, Italy
Duration: 19 Oct 201721 Oct 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2017 - Proceedings
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTorino
Period19/10/1721/10/17

Keywords

  • Cytomorphic
  • genetics
  • memristors
  • molecular biology
  • synthetic biology
  • systems biology

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Instrumentation

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