Molecular Software and Hardware for Programmed Chemical Synthesis
Lead Research Organisation:
University of York
Department Name: Electronics
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Costa Santini C
(2013)
A clocked finite state machine built from DNA.
in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Santini CC
(2012)
A DNA network as an information processing system.
in International journal of molecular sciences
| Description | The main outcome of this project was the study and feasibility of using DNA elements to participate in computation. This project was linked with a larger EPSRC funded project (EP/F008279/1) where developments from this project were used to test building block, adaptor and coupling chemistry using clocked motion of a molecular machine along a DNA instruction tape. |
| Exploitation Route | The novel clocked DNA system forms the fundamental basis of a new type of computation where DNA machines could be coupled with electronic substrates, potentially providing an interface between artificial processing and biological processing. |
| Sectors | Education,Electronics,Healthcare |
| Description | The fundamental nature of the DNA clock machines developed in this project have been used to underpin future funding opportunities, currently with research councils. It has also been published in a number of journal articles. |
| Sector | Education |