The anatomy of bacteria-inspired nanonetworks: Molecular nanomachines in message dissemination

Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Nano Communication NetworksAuthor(s): Olga Tsave, Ioannis Kavakiotis, Konstantinos Kantelis, Stathis Mavridopoulos, Petros Nicopolitidis, Georgios Papadimitriou, Ioannis Vlahavas, Athanasios SalifoglouAbstractNanotechnology is an emerging field devoted to providing new insight into a vast range of subjects interfacing sciences and engineering. As advances in nanotechnology emerge continuously, new areas of applications in nanoscale communication also emerge that involve biological systems. By definition, nanocommunication is the exchange of information at nanoscale level and constitutes the basis of any wireless interconnection of individual nanomachines comprising a nanonetwork. Such systems have unique properties that must be taken into account, when trying to delve into new communication paradigms based on micro-biological communication systems. In this context, development of bio-inspired nanonetworks is a fledgling yet fast growing area of scientific interest with a significant impact on future applications in multiple fields. A representative family of such systems includes bacterial nanonetworks, where specific key parameters of bacterial physiology can be utilized to model and develop appropriate information dissemination in nano level frameworks. Hence, the aim of this work is to conduct a systematic review of the approaches used to investigate bacterial nanonetworks with respect to (a) potential applications, (b)...
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