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Connectivity via Molecular Signaling

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Connectedness of Molecular Nanonetworks

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Connectivity refers to a global structural network property that enables exchange of information between every pair of nodes in the network. In a nanonetwork, the nodes or nanomachines making up the nanonetwork can employ molecular signaling as a means of communication. In the most general diffusion-based molecular signaling, the transmitter nanomachine releases information-carrying molecules that diffuse in a medium to reach a receiver nanomachine. If molecular signals cannot be detected by a destination nanomachine directly, intermediate nanomachines can relay the information toward the destination also by emitting molecular signals. Therefore, if exchange of information between every pair of nanomachines is possible, either directly or indirectly, through the release and reception of molecules, the molecular nanonetwork is said be connected.

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  1. Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, Turkey

    Dogu Arifler

  2. Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Turkey

    Dizem Arifler

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

  2. Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada

    Xiaodong Lin

  3. Dpt.of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Omaha, NE, USA

    Kuan Zhang

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    Adam Noel

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Arifler, D., Arifler, D. (2018). Connectivity via Molecular Signaling. In: Shen, X., Lin, X., Zhang, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32903-1_221-1

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