Werner Haselmayr;Yansha Deng;Tuna Tugcu;Ali Salehi-Reyhani
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Abstract
Molecular communications (MC) is an emerging field, inspired by nature (e.g., endocrine signaling), that aims to use molecules to encode information. MC is attracting increasing attention as an unconventional solution to challenges posed in environments where conventional electromagnetic-based communication is not feasible or detrimental, such as inside the human body. MC is rapidly becoming a powerful tool that has the potential to drive transformative applications in chemistry, biology and medicine, and identified a key enabling communication method for the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT). Due to the focus on energy efficiency and bio-compatibility it paves the way for efficient and reliable communication at micro- and nanoscale.
期刊介绍:
As a result of recent advances in MEMS/NEMS and systems biology, as well as the emergence of synthetic bacteria and lab/process-on-a-chip techniques, it is now possible to design chemical “circuits”, custom organisms, micro/nanoscale swarms of devices, and a host of other new systems. This success opens up a new frontier for interdisciplinary communications techniques using chemistry, biology, and other principles that have not been considered in the communications literature. The IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications (T-MBMSC) is devoted to the principles, design, and analysis of communication systems that use physics beyond classical electromagnetism. This includes molecular, quantum, and other physical, chemical and biological techniques; as well as new communication techniques at small scales or across multiple scales (e.g., nano to micro to macro; note that strictly nanoscale systems, 1-100 nm, are outside the scope of this journal). Original research articles on one or more of the following topics are within scope: mathematical modeling, information/communication and network theoretic analysis, standardization and industrial applications, and analytical or experimental studies on communication processes or networks in biology. Contributions on related topics may also be considered for publication. Contributions from researchers outside the IEEE’s typical audience are encouraged.