Naturally derived polymer-based substrates for flexible and transient temperature sensors

Ahmed Rasheed; Hafiza Faiqa Maqsood; Soufiane Krik; Sundus Riaz; J Nicoletti; Manuela Ciocca; G Cantarella; GA Salvatore; Franco Cacialli; Niko Stephan Münzenrieder; Paolo Lugli; Luisa Petti

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Naturally derived polymer-based substrates for flexible and transient temperature sensors

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Naturally derived polymer-based substrates for flexible and transient temperature sensors

Ahmed Rasheed, Hafiza Faiqa Maqsood, Soufiane Krik, Sundus Riaz, J Nicoletti, Manuela Ciocca, G Cantarella, GA Salvatore, Franco Cacialli, Niko Stephan Münzenrieder, …

MRS Communications, pp.1-11

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-026-00937-8

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https://hdl.handle.net/10863/51066

Abstract

Biomaterials

fibers

Flexible

Polymers

Sustainability

Environmentally benign

Sensors

Thermal conductivity

Electronic Materials

Advances in biomaterials and fabrication enables thin-film electronics on sustainable substrates for medical, environmental, and agrifood applications. We evaluated three naturally derived materials, chitosan, triacetyl cellulose (TAC), and Agave silk fibers (ASFs), as flexible, transient device substrates. Chitosan supported resistive temperature detectors, TAC accommodated thermistors, and ASFs served for screen-printed silver layers. Devices evaluated over 25–75℃. RTDs exhibited 0.253%/°C sensitivity, TAC thermistors –1.723%/°C, and ASFs retained stability for nine months, demonstrating the feasibility of substrates for transient electronics across diverse application domains.

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Title: Naturally derived polymer-based substrates for flexible and transient temperature sensors
Creators: Ahmed Rasheed - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Hafiza Faiqa Maqsood - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Soufiane Krik - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Sundus Riaz - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
J Nicoletti - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Manuela Ciocca - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
G Cantarella - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
GA Salvatore - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Franco Cacialli - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Niko Stephan Münzenrieder - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Paolo Lugli - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Luisa Petti - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Publication Details: MRS Communications, pp.1-11
ISSN: 2159-6859
EISSN: 2159-6867
Publisher: Springer
Number of pages: 11
Identifiers: (UNIBZ)92974076
991007283355401241
Web of Science ID: 001699058500001
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105031267726
Copyright: Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Academic Unit: Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Author Names String: Rasheed A, Maqsood HF, Krik S, Riaz S, Nicoletti J, Ciocca M, Cantarella G, Salvatore GA, Cacialli F, Münzenrieder N, Lugli P, Petti L

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