## 3 Current Status of the Research
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**Reference** & **Scope of the Study** & **Contributions** \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2015) [16] & IoNT in biology & The researchers presented the notion of the Internet of Bio-Nano-Things, which combines synthetic biology and nanotechnology to create objects based on the control, reuse, modification, and reengineering of biological cells. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2018) [18] & IoNT applications & In the study, the authors provided a brief review of the IoNT paradigm, highlighting communication approaches, architecture, and key applications. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2018) [19] & IoT, IoE, and IoNT & The authors provided an extensive review on the IoT, IoE, and IoNT. In this regard, they highlighted the latest trends and advancements, and they further highlighted 21 significant current and future challenges. \\ \hline ([PERSON], 2017) [20] & IoNT in healthcare & The authors discuss the roles of nanotechnology and the IoT in medicine and healthcare and seek to develop an understanding of nanoscale solutions and techniques by emphasizing their advantages and analyzing their possible hazards and concerns. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2021) [21] & IoNT in healthcare & The researchers developed a fuzzy logic-based fault detection system designed for a medical IoNT architecture to detect the root cause and severity of faults that occurred in an in-body nanonetwork. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2015) [22] & IoT, IoE, and IoNT & The authors provided an extensive review of the IoT, IoE, and IoNT. \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{([PERSON] et al., 2022) [24]} & IoNT Internet of Bio-Nano-Things (IoBNT), Internet of Biodegradable Things (IoBDT), and Internet of Ingestible Things (IoIT) & The authors provided an extensive survey on the IoNT, IoBNT, IoBDT, and IoT, wherein they presented research challenges, potential applications, and open research areas. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2020) [25] & IoBNT security & Focusing on the security challenges pertaining to the IoBNT, the authors proposed a privacy scheme working on the top of the biocyber interface in the IoBNT paradigm. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2015) [26] & IoNT in healthcare & The authors proposed a wireless nanosensor network (WNSN) that would be useful for intrabody disease detection. \\ \hline ([PERSON] and [PERSON], 2010) [27] & IoNT applications & The authors provided a brief review of several IoNT application areas. \\ \hline ([PERSON] et al., 2016) [28] & IoNT in healthcare & The authors looked at the communication challenges pertaining to the IoNT and Body Area Networks (BANs). \\ \hline ([PERSON], 2020) [29] & IoNT communication & Challenges pertaining to secure data communication in the context of the IoNT are presented in the form of a review wherein the authors discuss security issues and associated intelligence to be considered while managing such issues. \\ \hline ([PERSON] and [PERSON], 2015) [30] & IoNT in healthcare & The authors outline a vision of the ubiquitous healthcare ecosystem and its architectural requirements in order to incorporate nanonetworks. \\ \hline \multirow{5}{*}{([PERSON] et al., 2022) [31]} & The authors provided a systematic literature survey of IoT- and IoNT-based wearable devices, and the role of 5G in the IoT for healthcare. Furthermore, they explained the usage of nano-integrated wearable devices in terms of healthcare, such as for curing, monitoring, and detecting diseases. \\ \cline{1-1}  & IoNT applications and challenges & The authors provided a brief review of IoNT applications and challenges such as challenges pertaining to energy conservation and data analysis. \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: \(Cont.\)According to the summary we have presented, it is evident that most of the recent work pertaining to the IoNT targets the healthcare domain, owing to the lifesaving benefits offered by such nanoscale IoNT solutions in terms of disease diagnosis and treatment for ailments.