Experimental Analysis of Surface-induced Molecular Adsorption in Static Airborne Molecular Communication Environments

Carkit-Yilmaz S, Zhu K, Heinlein B, Schober R, Jamali V, Loos H, Büttner A (2025)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc

Pages Range: 165-166

Conference Proceedings Title: NanoCom 2025 - Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication

Event location: Chengdu CN

ISBN: 9798400721663

DOI: 10.1145/3760544.3765639

Abstract

In environments where airborne molecular communication (AMC) is used, the choice of surface materials can significantly affect system performance by altering the concentration and persistence of molecular signals. To gain first insights into these material-dependent effects, we performed experiments in a small closed chamber with a high surface-to-volume ratio and compared the observed AMC signals when varying the inner surface between borosilicate glass and polyethylene (PE)-based plastic. In contrast to plastic, the glass environment produced a signal with a more distinct pattern and shorter duration, showing the impact of material in the environment on molecular retention. This behavior can be attributed to differences in surface interactions, in particular the adsorption (and potentially partial absorption) and subsequent desorption of molecules on plastic surfaces. Our results underline the need to explicitly consider the properties of surface materials in the development and modeling of AMC systems.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sümeyye Carkit-Yilmaz Lehrstuhl für Aroma- und Geruchsforschung Bastian Heinlein Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung (IDC) Robert Schober Lehrstuhl für Digitale Übertragung (IDC) Vahid Jamali Kooshkghazi
Helene Loos Lehrstuhl für Aroma- und Geruchsforschung Andrea Büttner Lehrstuhl für Aroma- und Geruchsforschung

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Darmstadt DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Carkit-Yilmaz, S., Zhu, K., Heinlein, B., Schober, R., Jamali, V., Loos, H., & Büttner, A. (2025). Experimental Analysis of Surface-induced Molecular Adsorption in Static Airborne Molecular Communication Environments. In NanoCom 2025 - Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (pp. 165-166). Chengdu, CN: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.

MLA:

Carkit-Yilmaz, Sümeyye, et al. "Experimental Analysis of Surface-induced Molecular Adsorption in Static Airborne Molecular Communication Environments." Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, NanoCom 2025, Chengdu Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2025. 165-166.

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