Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Nature-made biological nanomachines; 3. Molecular communication in biological systems; 4. Molecular communication paradigm; 5. Mathematical modelling and simulation; 6. Communication and information theory of molecular communication; 7. Design and engineering of molecular communication systems; 8. Application areas of molecular communication; 9. Conclusion; Appendix. Review of probability theory.

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A comprehensive guide written by pioneers in the field, providing a detailed introduction to the state of the art in molecular communication.

About the Author

Tadashi Nakano is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan. He has authored or co-authored a series of papers on molecular communication, including the very first paper, published in 2005. Andrew W. Eckford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University, Toronto, Canada. He has authored over 50 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, and received the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario Gold Medal. Tokuko Haraguchi is an Executive Researcher in the Advanced ICT Research Institute at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Kobe, Japan, and a professor with the Graduate School of Science and the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences at Osaka University, Japan. She has authored 100 papers in biological research.

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'… hits the spot … clearly written, relatively easy to read, yet very comprehensive. It gives an overview of potential solutions, supported by success stories, and explains the mechanisms of operations from the very outset. It is definitely a recommended position for those who start with nanoscale communication concepts in biological systems.' IEEE Communications Magazine