CPC H04B 13/00 (2013.01) [H04B 11/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A signal processing device comprising:
an input transducer comprising electrodes arranged to apply an input signal to a lipid interface, the lipid interface having a thickness and being arranged between a first medium and a second medium, wherein the lipid interface comprises a plurality of lipid molecules;
wherein the input signal comprises one of:
a) a voltage difference applied across the thickness of the lipid interface; and,
b) a current flow through the thickness of the lipid interface,
wherein, when applied to the lipid interface by the input transducer, the input signal generates a mechanical pulse in the lipid interface; and the signal processing device further comprises
an output transducer arranged to receive an output signal by detecting a mechanical response in the lipid interface from the mechanical pulse generated in the lipid interface by the input transducer; and,
wherein the lipid interface is arranged to propagate the mechanical pulse from the input transducer via the lipid interface to the output transducer.
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