Ilaria Penna
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Ilaria Penna is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of edible electronics and sustainable materials, with a focus on developing biocompatible, ingestible devices for food monitoring, drug delivery, and gastrointestinal diagnostics. Her most-cited work, "Printed Integrated Logic Circuits Based on Chitosan‐Gated Organic Transistors for Future Edible Systems" (2025, 11 citations), introduces a groundbreaking approach to creating functional electronic circuits using chitosan—a natural polymer derived from crustacean shells—as a gate dielectric. This innovation addresses critical challenges in e-waste and safety by enabling fully edible, transient electronics that can be safely ingested or biodegraded. Penna’s contributions extend beyond materials science into the emerging field of edible robotics, where her circuits could provide sensing and computational capabilities for future ingestible robots. By merging organic electronics with food-grade components, she is laying the foundation for a new class of sustainable, health-monitoring technologies. Her work has garnered attention for its potential to revolutionize medical diagnostics and environmental sustainability, marking her as a leading voice in the quest for electronics that can safely coexist with biological systems.
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