Chemical reaction network for processing concentration of chemical species
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsEiji Nakamura, Toshiyuki Yamane, Koji Masuda
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Abstract
A technique for performing a function by utilizing chemical reactions is disclosed. In the technique, solution including an input chemical species having a concentration is provided. A chemical reaction network that includes at least a sequence of chemical reactions starting with the input chemical species to generate a plurality of output chemical species is also prepared. The solution is exposed to the chemical reaction network to present a pattern formed by the plurality of output chemical species depending on the concentration of the input chemical species.
Claims25
A method for performing a function by utilizing chemical reactions, comprising:
- providing solution comprising an input chemical species having a concentration;
- preparing a chemical reaction network comprising at least a sequence of chemical reactions starting with the input chemical species to generate a plurality of output chemical species;
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- exposing the solution to the chemical reaction network to present a pattern formed by the plurality of output chemical species depending on the concentration of the input chemical species.
A chemical circuit device for performing a function by utilizing chemical reactions, comprising:
- an input provision unit configured to provide solution comprising an input chemical species having a concentration;
- a reactor used to carry out a chemical reaction network, the chemical reaction network comprising at least a sequence of chemical reactions starting with the input chemical species to generate a plurality of output chemical species;
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- a control unit configured to expose the solution to the chemical reaction network to present a pattern formed by the plurality of output chemical species depending on the concentration of the input chemical species.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.