scholarly journals Questioning the aloe vera plant and apple memristors

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Pabst ◽  
Steinar Andersen ◽  
Soban Ali Bhatti ◽  
Jørgen Brevik ◽  
Simen Anthony Fallaas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Electrical Current ◽  
Electrochemical Reactions ◽  
Electrical Measurements ◽  
State Dependent ◽  
Polarization Impedance ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Pinched Hysteresis

Abstract Non-linear electrical properties of a (biological) tissue can be revealed by non-linear electrical measurements, which means that the applied stimulus itself affects the measurement. If resulting voltage–current plots exhibit pinched hysteresis loops, the underlying tissue may be classified as a memristor, a state dependent resistor. The aloe vera plant and apples have been found to be memristors. However, polarization processes on the electrodes are also non-linear and may affect the measurement. Apples and aloe vera conduct electrical current very well and it is likely that the recordings are actually dominated by the polarization impedance of the electrodes. Here, we study the non-linear properties of aloe vera and apples with two different measurement electrode types. Furthermore, we measured also on the extracted liquids from one aloe vera leaf and one apple, leading to similar results. We concluded, unlike previous studies on these subjects, that the memristive properties originate from electrochemical reactions on the electrodes rather than the apples or aloe vera themselves.

scholarly journals Information can be stored in the human skin memristor which has non-volatile memory

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Pabst ◽  
Ørjan G. Martinsen ◽  
Leon Chua
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Electrical Stimulus ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
Surrounding Tissue ◽  
Electrical Measurements ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Non Volatile Memory ◽  
Volatile Memory

AbstractMuch is already understood about the anatomical and physiological mechanisms behind the linear, electrical properties of biological tissues. Studying the non-linear electrical properties, however, opens up for the influence from other processes that are driven by the electric field or movement of charges. An electrical measurement that is affected by the applied electrical stimulus is non-linear and reveals the non-linear electrical properties of the underlying (biological) tissue; if it is done with an alternating current (AC) stimulus, the corresponding voltage current plot may exhibit a pinched hysteresis loop which is the fingerprint of a memristor. It has been shown that human skin and other biological tissues are memristors. Here we performed non-linear electrical measurements on human skin with applied direct current (DC) voltage pulses. By doing so, we found that human skin exhibits non-volatile memory and that analogue information can actually be stored inside the skin at least for three minutes. As demonstrated before, human skin actually contains two different memristor types, one that originates from the sweat ducts and one that is based on thermal changes of the surrounding tissue, the stratum corneum; and information storage is possible in both. Finally, assuming that different physiological conditions of the skin can explain the variations in current responses that we observed among the subjects, it follows that non-linear recordings with DC pulses may find use in sensor applications.

scholarly journals Rectifying memristor bridge circuit realized with human skin

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Pabst
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Bridge Circuit ◽  
Frequency Doubler ◽  
Electrical Measurements ◽  
Half Wave ◽  
Non Linear

Abstract It has been demonstrated before that human skin can be modeled as a memristor (memory resistor). Here we realize a memristor bridge by applying two voltages of opposite signs at two different skin sites. By this setup it is possible to use human skin as a frequency doubler and half-wave rectifier which is an application of the non-linear electrical properties of human skin. The corresponding electrical measurements are non-linear since these are affected by the applied stimulus itself.

scholarly journals The non-linear electrical properties of silver/silver chloride electrodes in sodium chloride solution

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Pabst ◽  
Abbas Anwar ◽  
Adam Andrzej Nieweglowski ◽  
Christian Rolid Lindland ◽  
Habibur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Chloride Solution ◽  
Sodium Chloride Solution ◽  
Silver Chloride ◽  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Polarization Impedance ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Silver Silver ◽  
Silver Silver Chloride

Abstract An electrical measurement is non-linear when it is affected by the applied stimulus, i.e. when the measured phenomenon changes with amplitude. If pinched hysteresis loops can be observed in the voltage current representation, the underlying tissue can be classified as a memristor. Several biological memristors have been published, like human skin and apples. However, changes in the polarization impedance of electrodes may also cause pinched hysteresis loops. The question whether the reported biological memristors are real or whether the results just reflect changes in the polarization impedance arises. If the impedance of the measured object is close to or smaller than the polarization impedance of the used electrodes, the latter may dominate the measurement. In this study, we investigated the non-linear electrical properties of silver/silver chloride electrodes in a sodium chloride solution that has a similar concentration as human sweat and compared these to results from human skin. First of all, we found that silver/silver chloride electrodes in sodium chloride solution can be classified as memristors. However, the currents obtained from the sodium chloride solution are much higher than the currents recorded from human skin and there is a qualitative difference in the pinched hysteresis loops in both cases. We can conclude that the non-linear electrical measurements with silver/silver chloride on human skin are actually dominated by the skin and we can confirm that the human skin memristor really exists.

scholarly journals Pinched hysteresis loops in non‐linear resonators

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Elwakil ◽  
Mohammed E. Fouda ◽  
Sohaib Majzoub ◽  
Ahmed G. Radwan
Keyword(s):  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Pinched Hysteresis

Sunpatiens compact hot coral: memristors in flowers

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander G. Volkov ◽  
Eunice K. Nyasani
Keyword(s):  
Hysteresis Loop ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Electrical Current ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Current Voltage ◽  
Pinched Hysteresis Loop ◽  
Pinched Hysteresis ◽  
With Memory

Leon Chua postulated the theory of a memristor – a resistor with memory – in 1971, and the first solid-state memristor was built in 2008. Memristors exist in vivo as components of plasma membranes in plants, fruits, roots and seeds. A memristor is a nonlinear element; its current-voltage characteristic is similar to that of a Lissajous pattern. Here, we found memristors in flowers. Electrostimulation by bipolar periodic sinusoidal or triangular waves of an androecium, a spur, petals and a pedicel in Sunpatiens flowers induces hysteresis loops with a pinched point at low frequencies between 0.1 mHz and 1 mHz. At high frequencies, the pinched hysteresis loop transforms to a non-pinched hysteresis loop instead of a single line I = U/R for ideal memristors because the amplitude of electrical current depends on capacitance of a flower’s tissue and electrodes, frequency and direction of scanning. The discovery of memristors in Sunpatiens (Impatiens spp.) creates a new direction in the modelling and understanding of electrophysiological phenomena in flowers.

Analysis of Single Buffer Random Polling System With State-Dependent Input Process and Server/Station Breakdowns

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Y.S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Repair Process ◽  
Polling System ◽  
Steady State Analysis ◽  
Relaxation System ◽  
Polling Model ◽  
State Dependent ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
State Analysis

Models and analytical techniques are developed to evaluate the performance of two variations of single buffers (conventional and buffer relaxation system) multiple queues system. In the conventional system, each queue can have at most one customer at any time and newly arriving customers find the buffer full are lost. In the buffer relaxation system, the queue being served may have two customers, while each of the other queues may have at most one customer. Thomas Y.S. Lee developed a state-dependent non-linear model of uncertainty for analyzing a random polling system with server breakdown/repair, multi-phase service, correlated input processes, and single buffers. The state-dependent non-linear model of uncertainty introduced in this paper allows us to incorporate correlated arrival processes where the customer arrival rate depends on the location of the server and/or the server's mode of operation into the polling model. The author allows the possibility that the server is unreliable. Specifically, when the server visits a queue, Lee assumes that the system is subject to two types of failures: queue-dependent, and general. General failures are observed upon server arrival at a queue. But there are two possibilities that a queue-dependent breakdown (if occurs) can be observed; (i) is observed immediately when it occurs and (ii) is observed only at the end of the current service. In both cases, a repair process is initiated immediately after the queue-dependent breakdown is observed. The author's model allows the possibility of the server breakdowns/repair process to be non-stationary in the number of breakdowns/repairs to reflect that breakdowns/repairs or customer processing may be progressively easier or harder, or that they follow a more general learning curve. Thomas Y.S. Lee will show that his model encompasses a variety of examples. He was able to perform both transient and steady state analysis. The steady state analysis allows us to compute several performance measures including the average customer waiting time, loss probability, throughput and mean cycle time.

Crystallization of Zn-rich and P-rich amorphous Zn3P2 thin films

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 373-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Arsenault ◽  
D. E. Brodie
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Activation Energy ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Structural Properties ◽  
Crystallization Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Electrical Measurements ◽  
Conductivity Activation Energy ◽  
X Ray

Zn-rich and P-rich amorphous Zn3P2 thin films were prepared by co-evaporation of the excess element during the normal Zn3P2 deposition. X-ray diffraction techniques were used to investigate the structural properties and the crystallization process. Agglomeration of the excess element within the as-made amorphous Zn3P2 thin film accounted for the structural properties observed after annealing the sample. Electrical measurements showed that excess Zn reduces the conductivity activation energy and increases the conductivity, while excess P up to 15 at.% does not alter the electrical properties significantly.

Determination of Electric and Magnetic Properties of Commercial LTCC Soft Ferrite Material

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelu Blaž ◽  
Andrea Marić ◽  
Goran Radosavljević ◽  
Nebojša Mitrović ◽  
Ibrahim Atassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Hysteresis Loops ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Dispersion Parameters ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Component Design ◽  
Microwave Engineering ◽  
Characterization Procedure

This paper offers an effective, accurate, and simple method for permittivity and permeability determination of an LTCC (low temperature cofired ceramic) ferrite sample. The presented research can be of importance in the fields of ferrite component design and application, as well as for RF and microwave engineering. The characterization sample is a stack of LTCC tapes forming a toroid. Commercially available ferrite tape ESL 40012 was used and standard LTCC processing was applied for the sample fabrication. For the first time, the electrical properties of a ferrite toroid sample of ESL 40012 LTCC ferrite tape is presented at various frequencies. The electrical properties of LTCC ferrite materials, permittivity and specific resistivity, are shown in a frequency range from 10 kHz to 1 MHz using the capacitive method. The hysteresis properties of this material are also determined. B-H hysteresis loops were measured applying a maximum excitation of 2 kA/m and frequencies of 50 Hz, 500 Hz, and 1000 Hz. Permeability is determined in the frequency range from 10 kHz to 1 GHz and a characterization procedure is divided in two segments, for low and high frequencies. Low frequency measurements (from 10 kHz to 1 MHz) are performed using LCZ meter and discrete turns of wire, while a short coaxial sample holder and vector network analyzer were used for the higher frequency range (from 300 kHz to 1 GHz). In addition, another important factor required for the practical design of devices is presented, the temperature variation of the permeability dispersion parameters.

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