Title :
Molecular electronics: science and technology for the future
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Med., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
The following topics are discussed: the emergence of molecular electronics research; nanometer scale components; assembly techniques; synthetic organic molecules and biomolecules; the role of protein engineering; hierarchy of biological information processing; common infrastructure for molecular electronics, biosensor and molecular actuator technology; interfacing problems; molecular self-assembly and self-repair.<>
Keywords :
actuators; biomolecular electronics; biosensors; molecular electronics; proteins; reviews; assembly techniques; biological information processing hierarchy; biomolecules; interfacing problems; molecular actuator technology; molecular electronics research; molecular self-assembly; molecular self-repair; nanometer scale components; protein engineering; synthetic organic molecules; Analog computers; Biology computing; Computer architecture; Humans; Information processing; Machinery; Microelectronics; Molecular electronics; Organic compounds; Organisms;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE