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Food Sensors: Silk-Based Conformal, Adhesive, Edible Food Sensors (Adv. Mater. 8/2012)

  1. Hu Tao2,
  2. Mark A. Brenckle2,
  3. Miaomiao Yang2,
  4. Jingdi Zhang3,
  5. Mengkun Liu3,
  6. Sean M. Siebert2,
  7. Richard D. Averitt3,
  8. Manu S. Mannoor5,
  9. Michael C. McAlpine5,
  10. John A. Rogers4,
  11. David L. Kaplan2,
  12. Fiorenzo G. Omenetto1,*

Article first published online: 14 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201290036

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 8, page 993, February 21, 2012

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How to Cite

Tao, H., Brenckle, M. A., Yang, M., Zhang, J., Liu, M., Siebert, S. M., Averitt, R. D., Mannoor, M. S., McAlpine, M. C., Rogers, J. A., Kaplan, D. L. and Omenetto, F. G. (2012), Food Sensors: Silk-Based Conformal, Adhesive, Edible Food Sensors (Adv. Mater. 8/2012). Adv. Mater., 24: 993. doi: 10.1002/adma.201290036

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Physics, Tufts University, 4 Colby St., Medford, MA 02155, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby St., Medford, MA 02155, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA

  4. 4

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

  5. 5

    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Engineering Quad, Olden Street, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA

*Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Physics, Tufts University, 4 Colby St., Medford, MA 02155, USA.

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  1. Issue published online: 14 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 14 FEB 2012

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Keywords:

  • conformal sensors;
  • rapid transferring;
  • silk;
  • food
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An array of passive Au antennae (whose magnified image is shown in the background) fabricated on an all-protein-based silk substrate were conformally transferred and adhered to the surface of an egg by F. G. Omenetto and co-workers. The process allows for intimate contact of micro- and nanostructures that can probe their surrounding environment, and accordingly provides the opportunity for in-situ monitoring of food quality. This type of device is composed entirely of edible and biodegradable components, making it well suited for interfaces with biological matter. For more details, see page 1067.

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