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    Area of Science:

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Network Science
    • Nanotechnology

    Background:

    • Current Molecular Communication (MC) research primarily focuses on the physical layer.
    • Efficient targeted drug delivery remains a significant challenge in nanomedicine.
    • Understanding and modeling complex vascular networks is crucial for effective drug delivery.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop an innovative MC system for efficient targeted drug delivery.
    • To focus on the network layer of MC, abstracting pharmacokinetic processes into a virtual network.
    • To optimize drug delivery by adjusting network application layer parameters within vascular networks.

    Main Methods:

    • Abstracting drug delivery pharmacokinetics in vascular networks into a stratified routing network.
    • Modeling nanoparticle motion as information transfer within a virtual network.
    • Utilizing topology inference algorithms and a defined successful transmission rate parameter.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated the feasibility of applying topology inference algorithms to vascular networks.
    • Successfully extracted vascular network topology using MC parameters.
    • Validated the potential of employing tomography techniques in a biological context via a layered network approach.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed MC system offers a novel approach to optimizing targeted drug delivery.
    • The network-centric MC model effectively handles vascular network complexity.
    • This research opens new possibilities for advanced therapeutic interventions through improved drug delivery systems.