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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2026

Food-Based Electronics: Revisiting β-Carotene Organic Transistors.

Alberto D Scaccabarozzi, Elena Feltri, Pierluigi Mondelli, Pietro Rossi, Francesca Pallini, Antonella Treglia, Annamaria Petrozza, Luca Beverina, Giuseppe Mattioli, Jaime Martin and 2 more

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alberto D ScaccabarozziCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7096-4214
Elena FeltriCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.
Pierluigi MondelliCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.
Pietro RossiCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.
Francesca PalliniDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, Milano 20126, Italy.
Antonella TregliaCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.
Annamaria PetrozzaCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6914-4537
Luca BeverinaDepartment of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi, 55, Milano 20126, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6450-545X
Giuseppe MattioliConsiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Struttura della Materia (ISM), Strada Provinciale, 35d/9, Montelibretti 00010, Italy.
Jaime MartinUniversidade da Coruña, Campus Industrial de Ferrol, CITENI, Esteiro, Ferrol 15403, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9669-7273
Alessandro LuzioCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1857-1613
Mario CaironiCenter for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Rubattino, 81, Milano 20134, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0442-4439

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Edible electronics offer a unique platform for developing devices made entirely from food-based materials that can be safely digested or excreted without environmental concerns. Yet, identifying semiconductors that are both food-based and capable of supporting efficient charge transport remains a challenge. In this work, we show that this hurdle can be overcome by applying structure-property insights developed in organic electronics to natural compounds, revealing how a material previously discarded for electronic applications and largely present in vegetables, β-carotene, can be tuned into a viable semiconductor. Beyond its implications for edible electronics, this approach also highlights the broader potential of renewable, nature-derived materials as building blocks for sustainable technologies.

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bioderived semiconductorsedible electronicsorganic electronicsorganic transistorssustainable electronics

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PMID41729138
PMCPMC12983197

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