Improving diffusion-based molecular communication with unanchored enzymes

Noel A, Cheung K, Schober R (2014)


Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2014

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Publisher: Springer Verlag

Book Volume: 134

Pages Range: 184-198

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

Event location: Lugano CH

ISBN: 9783319069432

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-06944-9_13

Abstract

In this paper, we propose adding enzymes to the propagation environment of a diffusive molecular communication system as a strategy for mitigating intersymbol interference. The enzymes form reaction intermediates with information molecules and then degrade them so that they have a smaller chance of interfering with future transmissions. We present the reaction-diffusion dynamics of this proposed system and derive a lower bound expression for the expected number of molecules observed at the receiver. We justify a particle-based simulation framework, and present simulation results that show both the accuracy of our expression and the potential for enzymes to improve communication performance.

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APA:

Noel, A., Cheung, K., & Schober, R. (2014). Improving diffusion-based molecular communication with unanchored enzymes. In Guy Theraulaz, Gianni A. di Caro (Eds.), Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST (pp. 184-198). Lugano, CH: Springer Verlag.

MLA:

Noel, Adam, Karen Cheung, and Robert Schober. "Improving diffusion-based molecular communication with unanchored enzymes." Proceedings of the 7th International ICST Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information, and Computing Systems, BIONETICS 2012, Lugano Ed. Guy Theraulaz, Gianni A. di Caro, Springer Verlag, 2014. 184-198.

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