Biomod/2012/UTokyo/UT-Komaba/Experiment/Trioscillate System
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Concept
Trioscillate system is quite similar to bistable system but it has three stable states, A, B and C. The diagram above shows the clockwise cycle of inhibition, the cycle of the states is A -> B -> C -> A -> B and it theoretically continues forever. However, we can design the system with the anticlockwise cycle of inhibition so that the state changes like A -> C -> B -> A -> C and it theoretically continues forever. Also, Trioscillate system does not need input, and it changse its state by itself. Therefore, when it is introduced to the DNA modified origami, we can make the DNA tablet which change its surface by titself and show three pictures. The purpose of the experiment is to find the best condition of trioscillate system so that the tablet can show pictures properly by itself when it is introduced to the DNA tablet.
