Magnetic Steering of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles in Duct Flow for Molecular Communication: A Feasibility Study

Schlechtweg N, Meyer S, Unterweger H, Bartunik M, Ahmed D, Wicke W, Jamali V, Alexiou C, Fischer G, Weigel R, Schober R, Kirchner J (2019)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering Springer Verlag

Publisher: Springer

Book Volume: 297 LNICST

Pages Range: 161-174

Conference Proceedings Title: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST

Event location: Florence IT

ISBN: 9783030348328

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34833-5_14

Abstract

Molecular communication (MC) denotes information transmission by use of molecules and nanosized particles. For the realization of testbeds, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) in duct flow have recently been proposed. Here, an experimental setup is provided to direct these particles at a branching of a tube into a specific direction by use of magnetic fields. For that purpose, gold-coated SPIONs suspended in water at constant flow rate are considered at a Y-shaped connector of tubes. The particles are attracted by use of a custom-made electromagnet, while change of particle concentration in either of the branches is measured by a commercial susceptometer. The approach is evaluated for different flow rates and with the electromagnet both at a fixed position and moving along the tube. Exemplary measurements show that an information transmission is feasible in both approaches and with all tested flow rates. The feasibility study hence shows that particle steering by use of magnetic fields is a viable approach, which is even robust against flow rate variations. It can thus be used in MC to address different transmission channels as well as to realize differential signal transmission. Furthermore, it might help to improve magnetic drug targeting in future applications.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sebastian Meyer Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Harald Unterweger Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Max Bartunik Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Doaa Ahmed Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Wayan Wicke Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung Christoph Alexiou Professur für Nanomedizin Georg Fischer Professur für Technische Elektronik Robert Weigel Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Robert Schober Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung Jens Kirchner Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik

How to cite

APA:

Schlechtweg, N., Meyer, S., Unterweger, H., Bartunik, M., Ahmed, D., Wicke, W.,... Kirchner, J. (2019). Magnetic Steering of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles in Duct Flow for Molecular Communication: A Feasibility Study. In Lorenzo Mucchi, Matti Hämäläinen, Sara Jayousi, Simone Morosi (Eds.), Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST (pp. 161-174). Florence, IT: Springer.

MLA:

Schlechtweg, Niklas, et al. "Magnetic Steering of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles in Duct Flow for Molecular Communication: A Feasibility Study." Proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Body Area Networks, BodyNets 2019, Florence Ed. Lorenzo Mucchi, Matti Hämäläinen, Sara Jayousi, Simone Morosi, Springer, 2019. 161-174.

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