bioelectronicsn.
/ˌbʌɪəʊᵻˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪks/, /ˌbʌɪəʊˌɛlɛkˈtrɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊəˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/, /ˌbaɪoʊiˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/; see also electronics n. With singular agreement. The use of biological materials and processes in electronic devices; (also) the use of electronic devices in living systems; a branch of science concerned with these.
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1939 Electronics Nov. 93 Investigation in the field of bio-electronics has led to the development of the instrument described herein, whose stability is of a high order.
1960 Science 3 June 1690/1 (advt.) Basic research scientists. Ph.D. in microbiology, bioelectronics, biophysics or other sciences.
1993 Independent on Sunday 21 Nov. (Business section) 7/1 It is also a key advance in bioelectronics—a fast-growing technology that applies biological products to electronic problems.
1995 Sci. Amer. Mar. 70/2 I anticipate that the major near-term impact of bioelectronics on computer hardware will be in the area of volumetric memory.
2004 L. A. Karoly & C. W. A. Panis 21st Cent. at Work iii. 97 Bioelectronics is another area in which the forecast is for revolutionary consequences, with proteins as building blocks for electronic circuitry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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