I. Manunza

Papers

Total Citations

170

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About

I. Manunza is a pioneering researcher in the field of organic electronics and flexible sensing technologies, with particular expertise in organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and their biomedical applications. Their work has made significant contributions to the development of pressure-sensitive, fully flexible organic transistors — a breakthrough that opened new possibilities for wearable and implantable medical devices. Among their most influential contributions are two closely related studies from 2006 and 2007 exploring pressure sensing through flexible organic field effect transistors based on pentacene. These papers, which together have garnered nearly 170 citations, demonstrated that mechanical stimuli could produce reversible, measurable changes in transistor output current — a foundational proof of concept for soft, conformable sensors. Manunza's research further extended these principles to physiological monitoring, proposing OFET-based systems assembled on plastic films capable of detecting body parameters such as pressure and bending, pointing toward real-world clinical and wearable health applications. By combining materials science, electronics, and biomedical engineering, Manunza's body of work has helped lay the groundwork for the emerging field of electronic skin and flexible biosensors, making their research essential reading for anyone interested in next-generation human-machine interfaces and health monitoring technologies.