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January 20, 2012Advanced Materials398 citations

Silk‐Based Conformal, Adhesive, Edible Food Sensors

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HTHu TaoMBMark A. BrenckleMYMiaomiao Yang

Key Points

  • To develop and evaluate edible, biodegradable silk-based metamaterial antenna sensors capable of conforming to food surfaces for in situ quality monitoring.
  • Fabricated passive metamaterial antenna arrays directly on all-protein silk substrates.
  • Conformally transferred and adhered the micro- and nanoscale sensor arrays onto the surface of an apple to evaluate surface contact and environmental probing.
  • Achieved intimate micro- and nanostructure contact with the fruit surface, enabling real-time monitoring of local environmental changes.
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of a fully edible, biodegradable sensing platform suitable for food preservation, smart packaging, and healthcare applications.

Abstract

An array of passive metamaterial antennas fabricated on all protein-based silk substrates were conformally transferred and adhered to the surface of an apple. This process allows the opportunity for intimate contact of micro- and nanostructures that can probe, and accordingly monitor changes in, their surrounding environment. This provides in situ monitoring of food quality. It is to be noted that this type of sensor consists of all edible and biodegradable components, holding utility and potential relevance for healthcare and food/consumer products and markets.

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Tao et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc82fb8dc9aff719fa41e2https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201103814
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