Integrating biopolymer design with physical unclonable functions for anticounterfeiting and product traceability in agriculture

H Sun, S Maji, AP Chandrakasan, B Marelli - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Smallholder farmers and manufacturers in the Agri-Food sector face substantial challenges
because of increasing circulation of counterfeit products (eg, seeds), for which current …

Highly antibacterial and antioxidative carbon nanodots/silk fibroin films for fruit preservation

WB Zhao, Y Wang, FK Li, R Guo, FH Jiao, SY Song… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The issues of fruit waste and safety resulting from rot have spurred a demand for improved
packaging systems. Herein, we present highly antibacterial and antioxidative carbon …

Design of biodegradable, climate-specific packaging materials that sense food spoilage and extend shelf life

Y Han, S Wang, Y Cao, GP Singh, SI Loh… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The AgriFood systems in tropical climates are under strain due to a rapid increase in human
population and extreme environmental conditions that limit the efficacy of packaging …

Drug delivery in plants using silk microneedles

Y Cao, SS Koh, Y Han, JJ Tan, D Kim… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
New systems for agrochemical delivery in plants will foster precise agricultural practices and
provide new tools to study plants and design crop traits, as standard spray methods suffer …

Viscoelastic and antimicrobial dental care bioplastic with recyclable life cycle

W Choi, U Mangal, JH Yu, JH Ryu, JY Kim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Medical plastic-appliance-based healthcare services, especially in dentistry, generate
tremendous amounts of plastic waste. Given the physiological features of our mouth, it is …

Living plastics from plasticizer-assisted thermal molding of silk protein

Y Wang, J Wu, EJ Hartzell, W Hu, R Mahle, X Li… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
The pursuit of materials, particularly plastics, with a minimal ecological footprint throughout
their circular lifecycle, is crucial for advancing sustainable materials development. Living …

Precise and High‐Throughput Delivery of Micronutrients in Plants Enabled by Pollen‐inspired Spiny and Biodegradable Microcapsules

M Liu, Y Cao, Z Li, E Wang, RJ Ram… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Decarbonizing food production and mitigating agriculture's environmental impact require
new technologies for precise delivery of fertilizers and pesticides to plants. The cuticle, a …

Antibody‐Targeted Phytohormone Delivery Using Foliar Sprayed Silk Fibroin Pickering Emulsions

Y Hu, Y Cao, FM Nguyen, BD Frank… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient delivery systems based on biopolymers offer new solutions to enhance food
security by boosting crop yield and quality while decreasing agrochemical input and …

Directed Assembly of Proteinaceous–Polysaccharide Nanofibrils to Fabricate Membranes for Emerging Contaminant Remediation

Y Zhang, H Sun, Y Cao, MJ Kalinowski, M Li… - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Emerging contaminants, including per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and heavy metals,
are threatening the health of humans and ecosystems. Their removal from the environment …

High power triboelectric nanogenerator based on nanofibers of silk protein and PVBVA and its motion sensing applications

SR Joshi, S Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT)-based healthcare and biomedical research
has surged the demand for versatile electronics with seamless human–machine interfaces …