Title :
Nanorobot Communication Techniques: A Comprehensive Tutorial
Author :
Cavalcanti, Adriano ; Hogg, Tad ; Shirinzadeh, Bijan ; Liaw, Hwee C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Monash Univ., Melbourne, Vic.
Abstract :
This work presents chemical communication techniques for nanorobots foraging in fluid environments relevant for medical applications. Unlike larger robots, viscous forces and rapid diffusion dominate their behaviors. Examples range from modified microorganisms to nanorobots using ongoing developments in molecular computation, sensors and motors. The nanorobots use an innovative methodology to achieve decentralized control for a distributed collective action in the combat of cancer. A communication approach is described in the context of recognize a single tumor cell in a small venule as a target for medical treatment. Thus, a higher gradient of signal intensity of E-cadherin is used as chemical parameter identification in guiding nanorobots to identify malignant tissues. A nanorobot can effectively use chemical communication to improve intervention time to identify tumor cells
Keywords :
cancer; chemical variables measurement; decentralised control; medical robotics; microrobots; nanobiotechnology; patient treatment; tumours; E-cadherin; biomedical engineering; cancer; chemical communication; chemical parameter identification; decentralized control; distributed collective action; endothelial cell; fluid environment; malignant tissue identification; medical application; medical treatment; molecular computation; nanomechatronic; nanomedicine; nanorobot communication; nanotechnology; signal intensity; tumor cell identification; Biomedical equipment; Cancer; Chemical sensors; Medical robotics; Medical services; Micromotors; Microorganisms; Robot sensing systems; Tumors; Tutorial; Biomedical engineering; E-cadherin signal; cancer; control systems; endothelial cell; nanomechatronics; nanomedicine; nanorobots; nanotechnology; transducers; virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, 2006. ICARCV '06. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0341-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4214-042-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICARCV.2006.345457