Using simple components such as oil, salt water, lipids and proteins, plus routine genetic engineering techniques, it is possible to create simple nanofluidic circuits.
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Aguilella, V., Alcaraz, A. A fluid approach to simple circuits. Nature Nanotech 4, 403–404 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2009.168
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