Internet of Bio-Nano-Things

Conventional wireless communication systems are based on high-frequency waves. However, at the nano- and micro-scale size, for example in the human body, communication via electromagnetic waves fails. Alternative communication technologies, such as molecular communication, must be used here. One challenge is to combine the two communication methods.

Together with six other research institutions in Germany, the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg develops a communication platform between nanodevices in the human body and external gateways as part of the “Internet of Bio-Nano-Things (IoBNT)” project, which aims to connect the biological area of the human body with the digital area of 6G+ networks. This platform can be used in life sciences, such as individualized medicine and in microscale industrial applications.

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The task of the Institute of Bioprocess Engineering is to develop and investigate a possible concept for an IoBNT system – based on polymersomes – together with the Institute for Digital Transmission (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schober).

This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (funding reference 6KIS1987).