Title :
Solving minimum vertex cover problems with microfluidic DNA computer
Author :
Zhang, Xuncai ; Niu, Ying ; Li, Fei ; Gan, Zuoxin
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Based on its massive parallel computational power and high density storage capacity, DNA computing has been applied to various computational problems. In order to improve its reliability, reduce time and simplified operations, microfluidic chips support an effective way to realize an automatable and universal DNA computer. In this paper we introduce microfluidic logic operators, simple fluidic switches and memory. Furthermore, the use of electronic fluidic control components in microfluidic systems will be demonstrated in such way as to perform dynamic operations and programming. Finally a proposal for an actual fluidic computer will be made which solves the minimum vertex cover problems.
Keywords :
biocomputing; computational complexity; logic circuits; microfluidics; optimisation; parallel processing; storage management; DNA computing; dynamic operations; electronic fluidic control component; fluidic computer; fluidic switch; high density storage capacity; massive parallel computational power; memory; microfluidic DNA computer; microfluidic chips; microfluidic logic operators; minimum vertex cover problem; reliability; Computers; DNA; DNA computing; Inductors; Logic gates; Microfluidics; Valves; DNA computing; Microfluidic; Minimum vertex cover; Selection;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Automation (ICIA), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenzhen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0268-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0269-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICINFA.2011.5949046
