MIT engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array of silk microneedles, that pierces through plastic packaging to sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination. The sensor’s microneedles are molded from a solution of edible proteins found in silk cocoons, and are designed to draw […]
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Velcro-like food sensor detects spoilage and contamination | MIT News
MIT engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array of silk microneedles, that pierces through plastic packaging to sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination. The sensor’s microneedles are molded from a solution of edible proteins found in silk cocoons, and are designed to draw […]
Velcro-like food sensor detects spoilage and contamination | NSF
Research News Velcro-like food sensor detects spoilage and contamination Color-changing array of silk microneedles could help protect consumers and avoid food waste A Velcro-like sensor can sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination. September 21, 2020 Engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array […]