Experimental Research in Synthetic Molecular Communications - Part II

Lotter S, Brand L, Jamali V, Schäfer M, Loos HM, Unterweger H, Greiner S, Kirchner J, Alexiou C, Drummer D, Fischer G, Buettner A, Schober R (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Pages Range: 1-12

DOI: 10.1109/MNANO.2023.3262377

Abstract

In this second part of our survey on experimental research in Synthetic Molecular Communication (SMC), we review works on long-range SMC systems, i.e., systems with communication ranges of more than a few millimeters. Despite the importance of experimental research for the evolution of SMC towards a mature communication paradigm that will eventually support revolutionary applications beyond the reach of today’s prevalent communication paradigms, the existing body of literature is still comparatively sparse. Long-range SMC systems have been proposed in the literature for information transmission in two types of fluid media, liquid and air. While both types of SMC systems, i.e., liquid-based and air-based systems, rely on encoding and transmitting information using molecules, they differ substantially in terms of the physical system designs and in the type of applications they are intended for. In this article, we present a systematic characterization of experimental works on long-range SMC that reveals the major drivers of these works in terms of the respective target applications. Furthermore, the physical designs for long-range SMC proposed in the literature are comprehensively reviewed. In this way, our survey will contribute to making experimental research in this field more accessible and identifying novel directions for future research.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sebastian Lotter Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung Lukas Brand Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung Maximilian Schäfer Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung Sandra Greiner Lehrstuhl für Kunststofftechnik Jens Kirchner Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Christoph Alexiou Professur für Nanomedizin Dietmar Drummer Lehrstuhl für Kunststofftechnik Georg Fischer Professur für Technische Elektronik Robert Schober Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung

Additional Organisation(s)

FAU Profilzentrum Licht.Materie.Quantentechnologien (FAU LMQ)

Involved external institutions

Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung (IVV) DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität Darmstadt DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Lotter, S., Brand, L., Jamali, V., Schäfer, M., Loos, H.M., Unterweger, H.,... Schober, R. (2023). Experimental Research in Synthetic Molecular Communications - Part II. IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/MNANO.2023.3262377

MLA:

Lotter, Sebastian, et al. "Experimental Research in Synthetic Molecular Communications - Part II." IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (2023): 1-12.

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