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Molecular communications (MC), where molecules are used to encode, transmit, and receive information, is a promising means of enabling the coordination of nanoscale devices. The paradigm has been extensively studied from various aspects,…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-03-29 Murat Kuscu , Ozgur B. Akan

With much advancement in the field of nanotechnology, bioengineering and synthetic biology over the past decade, microscales and nanoscales devices are becoming a reality. Yet the problem of engineering a reliable communication system…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Nariman Farsad , H. Birkan Yilmaz , Andrew Eckford , Chan-Byoung Chae , Weisi Guo

In this work, we describe the first modular, and programmable platform capable of transmitting a text message using chemical signalling -- a method also known as molecular communication. This form of communication is attractive for…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2014-03-05 Nariman Farsad , Weisi Guo , Andrew W. Eckford

Molecular Communications (MC) is a bio-inspired paradigm for transmitting information using chemical signals, which can enable novel applications at the junction of biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information and communication…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2023-08-03 Iman Mokari Bolhassan , Ali Abdali , Murat Kuscu

Molecular communication (MC) is a bio-inspired communication method based on the exchange of molecules for information transfer among nanoscale devices. Although MC has been extensively studied from various aspects, limitations imposed by…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-07-29 Murat Kuscu , Ozgur B. Akan

In conventional molecular communication (MC) systems, the signaling molecules used for information transmission are stored, released, and then replenished by a transmitter (TX). However, the replenishment of signaling molecules at the TX is…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Lukas Brand , Moritz Garkisch , Sebastian Lotter , Maximilian Schäfer , Kathrin Castiglione , Robert Schober

In the context of the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT), nano-devices are envisioned to perform complex tasks collaboratively, i.e., by communicating with each other. One candidate for the implementation of such devices are engineered…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2024-04-04 Bastian Heinlein , Lukas Brand , Malcolm Egan , Maximilian Schäfer , Robert Schober , Sebastian Lotter

Synthetic molecular communication (MC) is a new communication engineering paradigm which is expected to enable revolutionary applications such as smart drug delivery and real-time health monitoring. The design and implementation of…

Synthetic molecular communication (SMC) is a key enabler for future healthcare systems in which Internet of Bio-Nano-Things (IoBNT) devices facilitate the continuous monitoring of a patient's biochemical signals. To close the loop between…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Sebastian Lotter , Elisabeth Mohr , Andrina Rutsch , Lukas Brand , Francesca Ronchi , Laura Díaz-Marugán

This paper proposes a novel imperfect transmitter (TX) model, namely the membrane fusion (MF)-based TX, that adopts MF between a vesicle and the TX membrane to release molecules encapsulated within the vesicle. For the MF-based TX, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Xinyu Huang , Yuting Fang , Adam Noel , Nan Yang

In diffusion-based molecular communication, information transport is governed by diffusion through a fluid medium. The achievable data rates for these channels are very low compared to the radio-based communication system, since diffusion…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-03-15 Bon-Hong Koo , Changmin Lee , H. Birkan Yilmaz , Nariman Farsad , Andrew Eckford , Chan-Byoung Chae

Molecular communication (MC), one of the emerging techniques in the field of communication, is entering a new phase following several decades of foundational research. Recently, attention has shifted toward MC in liquid media, particularly…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Yun-Feng Lo , Changmin Lee , Chan-Byoung Chae

In this paper, we present a communication protocol between a pair of biological nanomachines, transmitter and receiver, built upon molecular communications in an aqueous environment. In our proposal, the receiver, acting as a control node,…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Luca Felicetti , Mauro Femminella , Gianluca Reali , Tadashi Nakano , Athanasios V. Vasilakos

Molecular Communication (MC) is an emerging field of research focused on understanding how cells in the human body communicate and exploring potential medical applications. In theoretical analysis, the goal is to investigate cellular…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Wafa Labidi , Vida Gholamian , Yaning Zhao , Christian Deppe , Holger Boche

This article examines recent research in molecular communications from a telecommunications system design perspective. In particular, it focuses on channel models and state-of-the-art physical layer techniques. The goal is to provide a…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2015-07-28 Weisi Guo , Taufiq Asyhari , Nariman Farsad , H. Birkan Yilmaz , Bin Li , Andrew Eckford , Chan-Byoung Chae

This work presents a novel flow-based molecular communication (MC) testbed using spectral sensing and ink intensity estimation to enable real-time multi-molecule (MUMO) transmission. MUMO communication opens up crucial opportunities for…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-03-14 Alexander Wietfeld , Sebastian Schmidt , Wolfgang Kellerer

The ubiquity of information transmission via molecular communication between cells is comprehensively documented on Earth; this phenomenon might even have played a vital role in the origin(s) and early evolution of life. Motivated by these…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-26 Manasvi Lingam

Molecular communication (MC) is a concept in communication engineering, where diffusive molecules are used to transmit information between nano or micro-scale chemical reaction systems. Engineering MC to control the reaction systems in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-01 Shoichiro Kitada , Taishi Kotsuka , Yutaka Hori

In a molecular communication network, transmitters may encode information in concentration or frequency of signalling molecules. When the signalling molecules reach the receivers, they react, via a set of chemical reactions or a molecular…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2020-07-23 Chun Tung Chou

Molecular Communication (MC) architectures suffer from molecular build-up in the channel if they do not have appropriate reuptake mechanisms. The molecular build-up either leads to intersymbol interference (ISI) or reduces the transmission…

Molecular Networks · Quantitative Biology 2024-02-27 Caglar Koca , Ozgur B. Akan