Multi-agent system simulation of nano-robotic drug delivery in tumours of body tissues

Abstract

Nanorobots, a yet theoretical but very promising future concept, is anticipated to introduce powerful solutions to human health problems. The way that nanorobot systems are currently envisaged by researchers is such that they exhibit behaviour that can be uniquely captured with use of multi-agent based simulations. In this paper, we investigate this assumption by describing the process of producing a simple agent-based simulation of a targeted drug delivery system. The simulation was designed, implemented, and subsequently evaluated against the original requirement considerations. Experimental data were retrieved from various simulation runs, with alternating values for the system's parameters. The results strengthened our initial assumption, demonstrating that nanorobotic drug delivery systems can be effectively simulated by utilizing intelligent agent technology.