Abstract: Today, thanks to synthetic biology, we can engineer living cells as biosensor devices and thanks to MEMS &nanotechnology, we can manufacture nanoscale electronic sensor and actuator devices. When these devices attempt to communicate with RF antennas, antennas become too large compared to the size of these devices which are also suffering from limited power and processing resources. Also, the poor propagation of RF in the body environment makes existing communication techniques unfeasible. Molecular communication emerges as a solution to establish communication with natural and man-made biological and electronic devices at the nanoscale, and when complemented with existing wireless communications technologies it will enable a network of these devices, called the Internet of Bio-NanoThings (IoBNT). In this talk, we explore the basic concepts of IoBNT and its healthcare applications and study challenges and opportunities. The applications include early detection of infections and microbiome-gut-brain-axis communication.
Speaker(s): Bige Deniz Unluturk,
Room: Room 3145, Bldg: Main Engineering, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr., DETROIT, Michigan, United States, 48202, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/324973