The paper is concerned with an in-body system gathering data for medical purposes. It is focused on communication between the following two components of the system: liposomes gathering the data inside human veins and a detector collecting the data from liposomes. Foerster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) is considered as a mechanism for communication between the system components. The usage of bioluminescent molecules as an energy source for generating FRET signals is suggested and the performance evaluation of this approach is given. FRET transmission may be initiated without an aid of an external laser, which is crucial in case of communication taking place inside of human body. It is also shown how to solve the problem of FRET signals recording. The usage of channelrhodopsin molecules, able to receive FRET signals and convert them into voltage, is proposed. The communication system is modelled with molecular structures and spectral characteristics of the proposed molecules and further validatedby using Monte Carlo computer simulations, calculating the data throughputand the bit error rate  .
The paper is concerned with Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) considered as a mechanism for communication between nanodevices. Two solved issues are reported in the paper, namely: signal generation and signal storage in FRET-based nanonetworks. First, luciferase molecules as FRET transmitters which are able to generate FRET signals themselves, taking energy from chemical reactions without any external light exposure, are proposed. Second, channelrhodopsins as FRET receivers, as they can convert FRET signals into voltage, are suggested. Further, medical in-body systems where both molecule types might be successfully applied, are discussed. Luciferase-channelrhodopsin communication is modeled and its performance is numerically validated, reporting on its throughput, bit error rate , propagation delay and energy consumption .
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the system components. The usage of bioluminescent molecules as an energy source for generating FRET signals is suggested and the performance evaluation of this approach is given. FRET transmission may be initiated without an aid of an external laser, which is crucial in case of communication taking place inside of human body. It is also shown how to solve the problem of FRET signals recording. The usage of channelrhodopsin molecules, able to receive FRET signals and convert them
nanodevices. Two solved issues are reported in the paper, namely: signal generation and signal storage in FRET-based nanonetworks. First, luciferase molecules as FRET transmitters which are able to generate FRET signals themselves, taking energy from chemical reactions without any external light exposure, are proposed. Second, channelrhodopsins as FRET receivers, as they can convert FRET signals
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is proposed. The communication system is modelled with molecular structures and spectral characteristics of the proposed molecules and further validatedby using Monte Carlo computer simulations, calculating the data throughputand the
are suggested. Further, medical in-body systems where both molecule types might be successfully applied, are discussed. Luciferase-channelrhodopsin communication is modeled and its performance is numerically validated, reporting on its throughput,
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, propagation delay and energy consumption