Biomemristors as the next generation bioelectronics

Biomemristor has attracted a lot of attention due to its excellent scalability, high flexibility, easy processing and low fabrication cost. Natural biomaterial and polymer-based memristor has been demonstrated for promising applications because of their sustainable, non-toxic, environmental-friendly, degradable and biocompatible properties. Many biomaterials, which have abundant sources and simple extraction processes, have been widely explored as switching function layers for memristor applications. In addition, biomaterial-based memristors are expected to have fascinating applications in biomedicine because of their potential to combine with organisms and resorbable medical implants. This review will discuss the potential applications, physical mechanism and critical issues of the biomemristors as the next generation bioelectronics for information processing and human-machine interaction. In particular, we propose some cutting-edge potential applications of biomemristors, which may inspire future development for new types of bioelectronic devices.