Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks
With the development of nanotechnology, bioengineering and biology, it is envisioned that biological nanomachines may flourish in assorted valuable applications considering their unique characteristics including energy efficiency, bio-compatibility and extremely small scale. However, current biologi...
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| author | Hao Yan Ge Chang Tianhao Sun Yingzhan Xu Zhongke Ma Tao Zhou Lin Lin |
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| description | With the development of nanotechnology, bioengineering and biology, it is envisioned that biological nanomachines may flourish in assorted valuable applications considering their unique characteristics including energy efficiency, bio-compatibility and extremely small scale. However, current biological nanomachines are only able to perform simple tasks at nano-level. Therefore, nanonetworks which interconnect bio-nanomachines into a network have been proposed to overcome the limitations of individual biological nanomachine. Among the possible communication schemes for nanonetworks, modern electromagnetic communication techniques are not good solutions due to the limitation of antenna size. Inspired by nature, one promising candidate is molecular communication proposed from the perspective of communication and computer engineering. Integrated with the knowledge from communication and computer engineering, molecular communication enables biological nanomachines to interface with other biological nanomachines and existing biological systems. Their interconnections form a bio-nanonetwork which is capable to provide functions that individual nanomachines cannot accomplish. In this paper, we introduce the state-of-the-art progress in the emerging field of molecular communication. The framework, design and engineering of components and theoretical modeling of molecular communication are discussed. The research challenges and opportunities are also talked about to inspire future researches of more feasible molecular communication systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a46c5ea7ac774660bdb373e829e4b7272023-09-26T10:54:54ZengTsinghua University PressNano Biomedicine and Engineering2150-55782016-12-018427428710.5101/nbe.v8i4.p274-287Molecular Communication in NanonetworksHao Yan0Ge Chang1Tianhao Sun2Yingzhan Xu3Zhongke Ma4Tao Zhou5Lin Lin6Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Therapy Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering; National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaInstitute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Therapy Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering; National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaInstitute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Therapy Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering; National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaInstitute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Therapy Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering; National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaInstitute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Therapy Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering; National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaInstitute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Therapy Instrument, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering; National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, ChinaWith the development of nanotechnology, bioengineering and biology, it is envisioned that biological nanomachines may flourish in assorted valuable applications considering their unique characteristics including energy efficiency, bio-compatibility and extremely small scale. However, current biological nanomachines are only able to perform simple tasks at nano-level. Therefore, nanonetworks which interconnect bio-nanomachines into a network have been proposed to overcome the limitations of individual biological nanomachine. Among the possible communication schemes for nanonetworks, modern electromagnetic communication techniques are not good solutions due to the limitation of antenna size. Inspired by nature, one promising candidate is molecular communication proposed from the perspective of communication and computer engineering. Integrated with the knowledge from communication and computer engineering, molecular communication enables biological nanomachines to interface with other biological nanomachines and existing biological systems. Their interconnections form a bio-nanonetwork which is capable to provide functions that individual nanomachines cannot accomplish. In this paper, we introduce the state-of-the-art progress in the emerging field of molecular communication. The framework, design and engineering of components and theoretical modeling of molecular communication are discussed. The research challenges and opportunities are also talked about to inspire future researches of more feasible molecular communication systems.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.5101/nbe.v8i4.p274-287biological nanomachinesmolecular communicationnanonetworks |
| spellingShingle | Hao Yan Ge Chang Tianhao Sun Yingzhan Xu Zhongke Ma Tao Zhou Lin Lin Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks Nano Biomedicine and Engineering biological nanomachines molecular communication nanonetworks |
| title | Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks |
| title_full | Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks |
| title_fullStr | Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks |
| title_short | Molecular Communication in Nanonetworks |
| title_sort | molecular communication in nanonetworks |
| topic | biological nanomachines molecular communication nanonetworks |
| url | https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.5101/nbe.v8i4.p274-287 |
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