Molecular communication for nanomachines using intercellular calcium signaling

Nakano, Tadashi; Suda, Tatsuya; Moore, Michael J.; Egashira, Ryota; Enomoto, Akihiro; Arima, Kayo

doi:10.1109/nano.2005.1500804

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“…This concentration of molecules can be modulated both in frequency and amplitude [61], and after emitted, they will diffuse away following Brownian motion laws. A natural inspired example of this kind is the calcium signaling, in which the carrier is the concentration of calcium ions (Ca 2+ ) [55]. The latter option relies on the use of molecular motors, which are proteins or protein complexes that transform chemical energy into mechanical work.…”

Section: Range-based Classification Of Molecular Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cooperative signal amplification for molecular communication in nanonetworks

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Nanotechnology is enabling the development of devices in a scale ranging from a few to hundreds of nanometers. Communication between these devices greatly expands the possible applications, increasing the complexity and range of operation of the system. In particular, the resulting nanocommunication networks (or nanonetworks) show great potential for applications in the biomedical field, in which diffusion-based molecular communication is regarded as a promising alternative to electromagnetic-based solutions due to the bio-stability and energy-related requirements of this scenario. In this new paradigm, the information is encoded into pulses of molecules that reach the receiver by means of diffusion. However, molecular signals suffer a significant amount of attenuation as they propagate through the medium, thus limiting the transmission range.In this work we propose, among others, a signal amplification scheme for molecular communication nanonetworks in which a group of emitters jointly transmits a given signal after achieving synchronization by means of Quorum Sensing. By using the proposed methodology, the transmission range is extended proportionally to the number of synchronized emitters. We also provide an analytical model of Quorum Sensing, validated through simulation. This model accounts for the activation threshold (which will eventually determine the resulting amplification level) and the delay of the synchronization process.

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Section: Range-based Classification Of Molecular Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[ 31,14]. Finally, diffusion-based mechanisms have been identified both for short-range and long-range nanonetworks, namely calcuim signalling [55] and pheromonal communication [57].…”

Section: Architecture-based Classification Of Molecular Communicationmentioning

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Cooperative signal amplification for molecular communication in nanonetworks

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“…Compared with other molecular communication approaches (e.g., molecular motors [12], calcium signaling [14] and bacteria communication [10]), neuron-based communication has such advantages as long distance coverage, high speed signaling (up to 90 m/s [8]) and low attenuation in signaling [6].…”

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Robustness in TDMA Scheduling for Neuron-based Molecular Communication

Suzuki

Budiman

2013

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Body Area Networks

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This paper proposes and evaluates an optimizer for neuronbased body-area nanonetworks (BANNs). The proposed optimizer leverages an evolutionary algorithm to seek the optimal trade-off between communication latency and robustness in TDMA-based neuronal signaling. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed optimizer efficiently obtains quality solutions and multiobjective analysis is critical in configuring neuron-based BANNs.

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“…As stated in [48], different studies have been performed on the design of nanoscale communication, introducing design approaches for molecular communication [46,49,50]. Other studies address the single molecular communication channel from an information theoretical perspective [51] and an adaptive error compensation mechanism for improving molecular communication channel capacity [52].…”

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Heterogeneous and opportunistic wireless networks

Perez-Romero

Palazzo

Galluccio

et al. 2012

The Newcom++ Vision Book

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Recent years have witnessed the evolution of a large plethora of wireless technologies with different characteristics, as a response of the operators' and users' needs in terms of an efficient and ubiquitous delivery of advanced multimedia services. The wireless segment of network infrastructure has penetrated in our lives, and wireless connectivity has now reached a state where it is considered to be an indispensable service as electricity or water supply. Wireless data networks grow increasingly complex as a multiplicity of wireless information terminals with sophisticated capabilities get embedded in the infrastructure.When looking at the horizon of the next decades, even more significant changes are expected, bringing the wireless world closer and closer to our daily life, which will definitely pose new challenges in the design of future wireless networks. In the following sections, a vision is briefly described on some of the envisaged elements that will guide this evolution, and that will definitely impact of the design of the network layers of wireless networks.In particular, and addressing a shorter term perspective, the paper starts in Section 1 with the implications of network heterogeneity on how wireless networks will be operated and perceived by the users, with the corresponding requirements for smart radio resource management strategies. Then, Section 2 will address the concept of self-organising networks, since it is expected that, due to the increase in complexity in future networks, together with the huge amount of parameters to be tuned for network optimisation, mechanisms are established to allow the self-configuration of a wireless network with minimum human intervention. Going a step further from the more classical cellular networks and their evolutions, the next sections address other types of wireless communications networks that are also envisaged to arise

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Molecular communication for nanomachines using intercellular calcium signaling

Cited by 190 publications

References 6 publications

Cooperative signal amplification for molecular communication in nanonetworks

Cooperative signal amplification for molecular communication in nanonetworks

Robustness in TDMA Scheduling for Neuron-based Molecular Communication

Heterogeneous and opportunistic wireless networks

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