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A Femtoliter Droplet Array for Massively Parallel Protein Synthesis from Single DNA Molecules

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Actin droplet machine.

Andrew Adamatzky¹, Jörg Schnauß², Florian Huber³

¹Unconventional Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Royal Society Open Science

|January 7, 2020

Summary

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This study introduces the actin droplet machine, a biopolymer-based computer model using actin bundles to process binary strings. This innovation could lead to novel biopolymer processors for future parallel computing systems.

Keywords:

actin network automata computing finite-state machine logical gates waves

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Computational Biology
Materials Science

Background:

Actin bundles form complex networks within cells.
Physiological solutions can support dynamic biopolymer structures.
Biopolymers offer potential for novel computing architectures.

Purpose of the Study:

To present the design of a novel actin droplet machine.
To analyze the computational capabilities of actin bundle networks.
To explore the potential of biopolymers in future computing.

Main Methods:

Development of a 3D computer model of an actin bundle network in a droplet.
Interfacing the network with k electrodes for input (binary strings) and output (impulses).
Analysis of state transition graphs to understand machine behavior.

Main Results:

The actin droplet machine successfully implements mappings of binary strings.
The actin bundle network demonstrates conductivity to travelling excitations (impulses).
State transitions were analyzed, revealing computational potential.

Conclusions:

Actin droplet machines represent a viable model for biopolymer-based computation.
The described design and analysis pave the way for future biopolymer processors.
This work suggests a pathway towards massive parallel computers constructed from biopolymers.