Molecular and Supramolecular Information Processing: From Molecular Switches to Logic Systems

Edited by a renowned and much cited chemist, this book covers the whole span of molecular computers that are based on non-biological systems. The contributions by all the major scientists in the field provide an excellent overview of the latest developments in this rapidly expanding area. A must-have for all researchers working on this very hot topic. Perfectly complements Biomolecular Information Processing, also by Prof. Katz, and available as a two-volume set.

Table of Contents:
Preface MOLECULAR INFORMATION PROCESSING: FROM SINGLE MOLECULES TO SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES - FROM ALGORITHMS TO DEVICES FROM SENSORS TO MOLECULAR LOGIC: A JOURNEY Introduction Designing Luminescent Switching Systems Converting Sensing/Switching into Logic Generalizing Logic Expanding Logic Utilizing Logic Bringing in Physical Inputs Summary and Outlook BINARY LOGIC WITH SYNTHETIC MOLECULAR AND SUPRAMOLECULAR SPECIES Introduction Combinational Logic Gates and Circuits Sequential Logic Circuits Summary and Outlook 4 PHOTONICALLY SWITCHED MOLECULAR LOGIC DEVICES Introduction Photochromic Molecules Photonic Control of Energy and Electron Transfer Reactions Boolean Logic Gates Advanced Logic Functions Conclusion ENGINEERING LUMINESCENT MOLECULES WITH SENSING AND LOGIC CAPABILITIES Introduction Engineering Luminescent Molecules Logic Gates with the Same Modules in Different Arrangements Consolidating AND Logic "Lab-on-a-Molecule" Systems Redox-Fluorescent Logic Gates Summary and Perspectives SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING Introduction Recognition of Metal Ion Inputs by Crown Ethers Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Assemblies as Logic Devices Molecular Logic Gates with [2]Pseudorotaxane-and [2]Rotaxane-Based Switches Supramolecular Host-Guest Complexes with Cyclodextrins and Cucurbiturils Summary HYBRID SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR MOLECULAR-SCALE INFORMATION PROCESSING Introduction Synthesis of Semiconducting Thin Layers and Nanoparticles Electrochemical Deposition Organic Semiconductors - toward Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Materials Mechanisms of Photocurrent Switching Phenomena Digital Devices Based on PEPS Effect Concluding Remarks TOWARD ARITHMETIC CIRCUITS IN SUBEXCITABLE CHEMICAL MEDIA Awakening Gates in Chemical Media Collision-Based Computing Localizations in Subexcitable BZ Medium BZ Vesicles Interaction Between Wave Fragments Universality and Polymorphism Binary Adder Regular and Irregular BZ Disc Networks Memory Cells with BZ Discs Conclusion HIGH-CONCENTRATION CHEMICAL COMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING HARD-TO-SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND THEIR RELATION TO NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION, NEURAL COMPUTING, REASONING UNDER UNCERTAINTY, AND FREEDOM OF CHOICE What are Hard-To-Solve Problems and Why Solving Even One of Them is Important How Chemical Computing Can Solve a Hard-To-Solve Problem of Propositional Satisfiability The Resulting Method for Solving Hard Problems is Related to Numerical Optimization, Neural Computing, Reasoning under Uncertainty, and Freedom of Choice ALL KINDS OF BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE IN CHEMICAL KINETICS: A THEOREM AND ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO CHEMICAL COMPUTING Introduction Main Result Proof KABBALISTIC-LEIBNIZIAN AUTOMATA FOR SIMULATING THE UNIVERSE Introduction Historical Background of Kabbalistic-Leibnizian Automata Proof-Theoretic Cellular Automata The Proof-Theoretic Cellular Automaton for Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction The Proof-Theoretic Cellular Automaton for Dynamics of Plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum Unconventional Computing as a Novel Paradigm in Natural Sciences Conclusion APPROACHES TO CONTROL OF NOISE IN CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL INFORMATION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Introduction From Chemical Information-Processing Gates to Networks Noise Handling at the Gate Level and Beyond Optimization of AND Gates Networking of Gates Conclusions and Challenges ELECTROCHEMISTRY, EMERGENT PATTERNS, AND INORGANIC INTELLIGENT RESPONSE Introduction Patten Formation in Complex Systems Intelligent Response and Pattern Formation Artificial Cognitive Materials An Intelligent Electrochemical Platform From Chemistry to Brain Dynamics Final Remarks ELECTRODE INTERFACES SWITCHABLE BY PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SIGNALS OPERATING AS A PLATFORM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING Introduction Light-Switchable Modified Electrodes Based on Photoisomerizable Materials Magnetoswitchable Electrodes Utilizing Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles or Nanowires Potential-Switchable Modified Electrodes Based on Electrochemical Transformations of Functional Interfaces Chemically/Biochemically Switchable Electrodes and Their Coupling with Biomolecular Computing Systems Summary and Outlook CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES Index

About the Author :
Evgeny Katz received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Frumkin Institute of Electrochemistry (Moscow) in 1983. He was a senior researcher in the Institute of Photosynthesis (Pushchino), Russian Academy of Sciences (1983-1991), a Humboldt fellow at Technische Universität München (Germany) (1992-1993), and a research associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1993-2006). Since 2006 he is Milton Kerker Chaired Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Clarkson University, NY (USA). He has (co)authored over 300 papers in the areas of biocomputing, bioelectronics, biosensors and biofuel cells (Hirsch-index 65). Professor Katz serves as Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Sensors Journal and a member of editorial boards of many other journals. On February 10, 2011, Thomson Reuters released data identifying the world's top 100 chemists over the past 10 years as ranked by the impact of their published research. Evgeny Katz was included in the list as #62 from approximately a million chemists indexed by Thomson Reuters.