Inbody Mobile Bionanosensor Networks Through Non-Diffusion-Based Molecular Communication

This paper describes non-diffusion-based molecular communication and its application to an inbody mobile bionanosensor network. In the inbody mobile bionanosensor network, bio-nanomachines migrate in the environment while they release adhesive molecules that bind to a surface in the environment. The concentration gradient of adhesive molecules is thus formed over the surface, and bio-nanomachines migrate based on the gradient to coordinate their behavior. In the non-diffusion-based molecular communication, the formation of concentration gradient of adhesive molecules relies on the mobility of bio-nanomachines and thus the effective communication range may be limited. However, the non-diffusion-based molecular communication can maintain a high and stable concentration of molecules in the environment, allowing bio-nanomachines to detect the concentration to coordinate their behavior. Through mathematical modeling and performance evaluation, this paper demonstrates that the non-diffusion-based molecular communication may apply to induce coordinated behavior among mobile bio-nanomachines in the inbody environment considered in this paper.