Signal Transmission Through Human Body Via Engineered Nervous System
Yu Li, Lin Lin, Weisi Guo, Hao Yan
Abstract
In recent years, molecular communication and internet of nanothings (IoNTs) are studied intensively for potential biomedical applications inside the human body. However, the communication through the human body, which could exchange data between the IoNTs and the outside human body, is seldomly studied. It is known that the neural system can send signals and receive feedback between the inside body and the outside body. Based on that, this paper proposes a novel concept that people can utilize and modify the existing neural system to transmit signals from the IoNTs to the outside. The nanomachine sends signals via stimulating the nerve fiber by electrodes. The signals propagate through nerves and generate surface electromyography (sEMG) signals which can be used as information received by body surface receiver. The framework of the entire through body communication system is presented and each part under the framework is modeled. The communication performance is evaluated. The study will pave the way for the implementation of connecting the in-body IoNTs with the outside networks.