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Electrical frequency discrimination by fungi Pleurotus ostreatus

Przyczyna, Dawid; Szacilowski, Konrad; Chiolerio, Alessandro; Adamatzky, Andrew

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Authors

Dawid Przyczyna

Konrad Szacilowski

Alessandro Chiolerio



Abstract

We stimulate mycelian networks of oyster fungi Pleurotus ostreatus with low frequency sinusoidal electrical signals. We demonstrate that the fungal networks can discriminate between frequencies in a fuzzy or threshold based manner. Details about the mixing of frequencies by the mycelium networks are provided. The results advance the novel field of fungal electronics and pave ground for the design of living, fully recyclable, electronic devices.

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Przyczyna, D., Szacilowski, K., Chiolerio, A., & Adamatzky, A. (2022). Electrical frequency discrimination by fungi Pleurotus ostreatus. BioSystems, 222, 104797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2022.104797

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 21, 2022
Online Publication Date Nov 9, 2022
Publication Date Dec 1, 2022
Deposit Date Nov 30, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal BioSystems
Print ISSN 0303-2647
Electronic ISSN 1872-8324
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 222
Pages 104797
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2022.104797
Keywords Pleurotus, Frequency, Fungi, Unconventional materials, Electrical properties, Mycelium, Living electronics
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10192180
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303264722001782?via%3Dihub

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