The design of a biochip: a self-assembling molecular-scale memory device
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Protein Engineering, Design and Selection
- Vol. 1 (4) , 295-300
- https://doi.org/10.1093/protein/1.4.295
Abstract
A design for a biochip memory device based on known materials and existing principles is presented. The fabrication of this memory system relies on the self-assembly of the nucleic acid junction system, which acts as the scaffolding for a molecular wire consisting of polyacetylene-like units. A molecular switch to control current is described which is based on the formation of a charge - transfer complex. A molecular-scale bit is presented which is based on oxidation - reduction potentials of metal atoms or clusters. The readable ‘bit’ which can be made of these components has a volume of 3×107 Å3 and should operate at electronic speeds over short distances.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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