TY - GEN
T1 - On the photo-thermal effect of intra-body nano-optical communications on red blood cells
AU - Wu, Shuanshuan
AU - Johari, Pedram
AU - Mastronarde, Nicholas
AU - Jornet, Josep Miquel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/7/6
Y1 - 2018/7/6
N2 - In the near future, it is envisioned that intra-body nanosensing systems will provide fast and accurate disease diagnosis and treatment. Recent work on intra-body communications has focused on understanding the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) signals in biological media; however, the photo-thermal effects of the EM waves on biological tissues are not as well understood, despite the risk of damaging the tissues. In this paper, we consider an intra-body nanosensing system where active nanoparticles (NPs) are injected into blood vessels. Using stochastic geometry, we analytically model the photo-thermal effect on red blood cells (RBCs) induced by EM waves of NP transmissions. Numerical results validate the proposed analytical model and provide insights into the safety of such systems.
AB - In the near future, it is envisioned that intra-body nanosensing systems will provide fast and accurate disease diagnosis and treatment. Recent work on intra-body communications has focused on understanding the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) signals in biological media; however, the photo-thermal effects of the EM waves on biological tissues are not as well understood, despite the risk of damaging the tissues. In this paper, we consider an intra-body nanosensing system where active nanoparticles (NPs) are injected into blood vessels. Using stochastic geometry, we analytically model the photo-thermal effect on red blood cells (RBCs) induced by EM waves of NP transmissions. Numerical results validate the proposed analytical model and provide insights into the safety of such systems.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85050658531
U2 - 10.1109/INFCOMW.2018.8406956
DO - 10.1109/INFCOMW.2018.8406956
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85050658531
T3 - INFOCOM 2018 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops
SP - 645
EP - 650
BT - INFOCOM 2018 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2018 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM 2018
Y2 - 15 April 2018 through 19 April 2018
ER -