TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards radio transceiving in-vivo nano-robots
AU - Dolev, Shlomi
AU - Narayanan, Ramprasadh
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the Lynne and William Frankel Center for Computer Science, the Rita Altura Trust Chair in Computer Science, the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev for their support. This research was also supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Israel and German Research Funding Organization (DFG, Grant#8767581199). The simulations were performed with COMSOL Multiphysics (License #17075968). We also thank Prof. Zeev Zalevsky from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Prof. Yonathan Sivan from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Prof. Tsu-Jae King Liu, University of California, Berkeley, for their useful comments and assistance. We also thank the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments.
Funding Information:
We thank the Lynne and William Frankel Center for Computer Science, the Rita Altura Trust Chair in Computer Science, the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev for their support. This research was also supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science & Technology, Israel and German Research Funding Organization (DFG, Grant#8767581199). The simulations were performed with COMSOL Multiphysics (License #17075968). We also thank Prof. Zeev Zalevsky from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Prof. Yonathan Sivan from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Prof. Tsu-Jae King Liu, University of California, Berkeley, for their useful comments and assistance.?We also thank the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Abstract: An implementable model and simulation of an oscillating Carbon Nanotube (CNT) for radio communication in nanorobots is presented. A cylindrical CNT cantilever beam, operating under constant direct current supply, is forced to continuously oscillate by applying a controlled electromagnetic force. Oscillation parameters are computed and simulated, including the maximum tip displacement, the acting electromagnetic force and the dynamic response of the CNT, yielding a frequency of oscillation. We develop a model to predict the oscillation frequency of the cantilever beam based on its properties, including the device geometry. The primary functional component of the system is the electrically chargeable cantilever beam which oscillates due to its electric charge and discharge, where the discharge happens when the cantilever moves closer to the counter electrode. Thus, we provide an implementable design of in-vivo transceiver, suitable for future large-scale applications based on radio communicating nanorobots. A swarm of such nanorobots can be regarded as implementable programmable matter. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
AB - Abstract: An implementable model and simulation of an oscillating Carbon Nanotube (CNT) for radio communication in nanorobots is presented. A cylindrical CNT cantilever beam, operating under constant direct current supply, is forced to continuously oscillate by applying a controlled electromagnetic force. Oscillation parameters are computed and simulated, including the maximum tip displacement, the acting electromagnetic force and the dynamic response of the CNT, yielding a frequency of oscillation. We develop a model to predict the oscillation frequency of the cantilever beam based on its properties, including the device geometry. The primary functional component of the system is the electrically chargeable cantilever beam which oscillates due to its electric charge and discharge, where the discharge happens when the cantilever moves closer to the counter electrode. Thus, we provide an implementable design of in-vivo transceiver, suitable for future large-scale applications based on radio communicating nanorobots. A swarm of such nanorobots can be regarded as implementable programmable matter. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
KW - Actuator
KW - Cancer
KW - Carbon Nanotube (CNT) detector
KW - Energy harvesting
KW - Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (NEMS)
KW - Tumor detection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097259625&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s42452-019-1001-7
DO - 10.1007/s42452-019-1001-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097259625
SN - 2523-3971
VL - 1
JO - SN Applied Sciences
JF - SN Applied Sciences
IS - 9
M1 - 969
ER -
