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Proteinoid microspheres as protoneural networks

Mougkogiannis, Panagiotis; Adamatzky, Andrew

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Panagiotis Mougkogiannis



Abstract

Proteinoids, also known as thermal proteins, possess a fascinating ability to generate microspheres that exhibit electrical spikes resembling the action potentials of neurons. These spiking microspheres, referred to as protoneurons, hold the potential to assemble into proto-nanobrains. In our study, we investigate the feasibility of utilizing a promising electrochemical technique called differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) to interface with proteinoid nanobrains. We evaluate DPV’s suitability by examining critical parameters such as selectivity, sensitivity, and linearity of the electrochemical responses. The research systematically explores the influence of various operational factors, including pulse width, pulse amplitude, scan rate, and scan time. Encouragingly, our findings indicate that DPV exhibits significant potential as an efficient electrochemical interface for proteinoid nanobrains. This technology opens up new avenues for developing artificial neural networks with broad applications across diverse fields of research.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 9, 2023
Online Publication Date Sep 12, 2023
Publication Date Sep 26, 2023
Deposit Date Sep 13, 2023
Publicly Available Date Sep 28, 2023
Journal ACS Omega
Electronic ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher American Chemical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 8
Issue 38
Pages 35417–35426
DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c05670
Keywords General Chemical Engineering, General Chemistry
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11104944

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