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An analog computational approach using a microfluidic chip to solve shortest path problems is presented. The computational process is based on the lighting up of a glow discharge between two points in a graphical representation on a microfluidic device. This work shows 1) the solution and visible display for the shortest path between two points in mazes and a map and 2) the small computational time difference between problems of varying sizes and complexity.
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Reyes, D.R., Whitesides, G.M., Manz, A. (2001). Using Microfluidic Systems as Analog Devices for Solving Computational Problems. In: Ramsey, J.M., van den Berg, A. (eds) Micro Total Analysis Systems 2001. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1015-3_13
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