Questioning the aloe vera plant and apple memristors

Autor: Pabst Oliver, Andersen Steinar, Bhatti Soban Ali, Brevik Jørgen, Fallaas Simen Anthony, Fjeldstad Mads, Gubaidulin Artiom, Madsen Kjetil Vermundsen, Nomedal Mats Ricardo, Slettemoen Sondre Fortun, Adriaenssens Halvard Yri, Hansen Sean Andre, Myrvik Tommy, Rostad Eivind, Skår Torleif, Tuv Kristian, Wood Sebastian Edmund Pedersen, Åsen Daniel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 83-89 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1891-5469
DOI: 10.2478/joeb-2019-0012
Popis: 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.
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