Coexistence in molecular communications

Molecular communications is emerging as a technique to support coordination in nanonetworking, particularly in biochemical systems. In complex biochemical systems such as in the human body, it is not always possible to view the molecular communication link in isolation as chemicals in the system may...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nano communication networks 2018-06, Vol.16, p.37-44
Main Authors: Egan, Malcolm, Mai, Trang C., Duong, Trung Q., Di Renzo, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Chemical reaction networks
Coexistence
Computer Science
Information Theory
Life Sciences
Molecular communications
Molecular Networks
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Molecular communications is emerging as a technique to support coordination in nanonetworking, particularly in biochemical systems. In complex biochemical systems such as in the human body, it is not always possible to view the molecular communication link in isolation as chemicals in the system may react with chemicals used for the purpose of communication. There are two consequences: either the performance of the molecular communication link is reduced; or the molecular link disrupts the function of the biochemical system. As such, it is important to establish conditions when the molecular communication link can coexist with a biochemical system. In this paper, we develop a framework to establish coexistence conditions based on the theory of chemical reaction networks. We then specialize our framework in two settings: an enzyme-aided molecular communication system; and a low-rate molecular communication system near a biochemical system. In each case, we prove sufficient conditions to ensure coexistence.
ISSN:1878-7789
1878-7797
DOI:10.1016/j.nancom.2018.02.006