TY - JOUR
T1 - Moving Forward with Molecular Communication
T2 - From Theory to Human Health Applications
AU - Akyildiz, Ian F.
AU - Pierobon, Massimiliano
AU - Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan
N1 - Funding Information:
The work of I. F. Akyildiz and M. Pierobon was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants CNS-1763969 and CCF-1816969. The work of S. Bal- asubramaniam was supported by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Vis- taMilk (16/RC/3835) and CONNECT (13/RC/2077) Research Centres, as well as the Academy of Finland under Grant 284531. The authors would like to thank B. D. Unluturk, U. Guler, I. Balasingham, T. Ozkaya-Ahmadov, and Y. Chahibi for their constructive comments, which helped improve the quality of the paper.
Funding Information:
ory is applied to model usable com munication channels on top of the biological processes underlying the microbiome–gut–brain axis (MGBA), composed of the gut microbial com munity, the gut tissues, the enteric nervous system, and their inter communications. A recently funded National Science Foundation (NSF) project is expanding over the afore- mentioned nervous system studies to explore the utilization of the MGBA as a heterogeneous communication network infrastructure. The aim is to realize minimally invasive, het erogeneous, and externally accessible electrical/MCs between electrical and biological devices. In these com munications, the source/s modulate natural communication parameters, such as neural electrical activity (enteric and autonomic), mechanical muscular activity, concentration of chemical compounds (e.g., hormones, metabolites, and neurotransmitters), and gut microbial community composition, at specific locations of the MGBA or through ingestion, and the destination/s sense the same or other affected parameters at other MGBA locations, e.g., muscular system [7].
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PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - The birth of wireless communication systems nearly 1 century ago has transformed and redefined the way humans communicate and interact. This transformation, which has opened boundaries between societies and eliminated cultural barriers, has evolved from the original paradigm of wireless electromagnetic communication systems. This paradigm has experienced numerous evolutionary developments that have not only brought along seamless connectivity for human interactions but also communication between machines and devices.
AB - The birth of wireless communication systems nearly 1 century ago has transformed and redefined the way humans communicate and interact. This transformation, which has opened boundaries between societies and eliminated cultural barriers, has evolved from the original paradigm of wireless electromagnetic communication systems. This paradigm has experienced numerous evolutionary developments that have not only brought along seamless connectivity for human interactions but also communication between machines and devices.
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U2 - 10.1109/JPROC.2019.2913890
DO - 10.1109/JPROC.2019.2913890
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85065621354
SN - 0018-9219
VL - 107
SP - 858
EP - 865
JO - Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers
JF - Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers
IS - 5
M1 - 8710366
ER -