From Nano-Communications to Body Area Networks: A Perspective on Truly Personal Communications

This article presents an overview of future truly personal communications, ranging from networking inside the human body to the exchange of data with external wireless devices in the surrounding environment. At the nano- and micro-scales, communications can be realized with the aid of molecular mech...

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Published in:IEEE access 2020, Vol.8, p.159839-159853
Main Authors: Kulakowski, Pawel, Turbic, Kenan, Correia, Luis M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body area networks
communication interfaces
Communications systems
Couplings
DNA
Electronic devices
Energy transfer
Ions
Micrometers
molecular communications
nano-networks
Nanobioscience
Networks
Neurons
Personal communication
personal communications
Radio transmission
RNA
Textiles
Wireless communication
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Summary:This article presents an overview of future truly personal communications, ranging from networking inside the human body to the exchange of data with external wireless devices in the surrounding environment. At the nano- and micro-scales, communications can be realized with the aid of molecular mechanisms, Förster resonance energy transfer phenomenon, electromagnetic or ultrasound waves. At a larger scale, in the domain of Body Area Networks, a wide range of communication mechanisms is available, including smart-textiles, inductive- and body-couplings, ultrasounds, optical and wireless radio transmissions, a number of mature technologies existing already. The main goal of this article is to identify the potential mechanisms that can be exploited to provide interfaces in between nano- and micro-scale systems and Body Area Networks. These interfaces have to bridge the existing gap between the two worlds, in order to allow for truly personal communication systems to become a reality. The extraordinary applications of such systems are also discussed, as they are strong drivers of the research in this area.
ISSN:2169-3536
2169-3536
DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3015825