The First Cell Phone in Molecular Communications: A Pilot Model of a Biological Transmitter

Grebenstein L, Kirchner J, Stavracakis Peixoto R, Fischer G, Weigel R, Schober R, Burkovski A (2018)

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2018

Event location: Ghent

URI: https://www.molecularcommunications.eu/abstracts/MolCom_2018_paper_16.pdf

Open Access Link: https://www.molecularcommunications.eu/abstracts/MolCom_2018_paper_16.pdf

Abstract

In the past years, Molecular Communications were studied mainly from a communication engineering and theoretical point of view. To design nano- to micro-sized signaling networks, reliable communication-theoretical models and experimental testbeds are still missing. Inspired by microbial cells we established an organic, molecular signal converter as a modulator for MC signals. The transmitter is a bacterial cell expressing the light-driven proton pump gloeorhodopsin. In recent test runs, we were able to send short messages encoded in a light signal and converted to pH variation with a rate of 2 bits/min with the help of living bacteria.

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APA:

Grebenstein, L., Kirchner, J., Stavracakis Peixoto, R., Fischer, G., Weigel, R., Schober, R., & Burkovski, A. (2018). The First Cell Phone in Molecular Communications: A Pilot Model of a Biological Transmitter. In Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Molecular Comunications. Ghent, BE.

MLA:

Grebenstein, Laura, et al. "The First Cell Phone in Molecular Communications: A Pilot Model of a Biological Transmitter." Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Molecular Comunications, Ghent 2018.

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