Archive · 6 Jun 2025
BITS Pilani Develops Food-Based Paste for Bioelectronics
Imagine tiny, edible electronics that can help doctors!
Researchers at BITS Pilani made a special paste from food ingredients.
This paste can be used in devices you can wear, eat, or put inside your body.
It's made of things like activated carbon and a safe liquid.
This paste is good at conducting electricity, which is important for electronics, and it's safe for the body.
Doctors can use it to watch your health, like checking your breath or blood.
The paste is also cheap to make and friendly to the environment.
BITS Pilani researchers created a food-based, nano conductive paste for bioelectronics.
The paste is non-toxic, biodegradable, and a sustainable alternative to conventional electronic pastes.
It's composed of activated carbon, a gelatin-based binder, and oral rehydration solution.
The paste is designed for wearable, ingestible, and edible medical devices.
It's suitable for breath analysis, blood detoxification, and biomarker detection.
- Who
- Researchers led by Professor Sanket Goel at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad.
- What
- Developed a food-based nano conductive paste (FN-CoP) for bioelectronics.
- When
- The research was published in the latest issue of 'Industrial Crops and Products (ScienceDirect).
- Where
- BITS Pilani, Hyderabad
- Why
- To develop safe and eco-friendly alternatives for bioelectronic devices, particularly for medical applications.
- Product
- Food-based nano conductive paste (FN-CoP)
- Institution
- BITS Pilani, Hyderabad
- Lead Researcher
- Professor Sanket Goel
- Composition
- Activated carbon, gelatine-based binder, oral rehydration solution
- Particle Size
- 56 nanometers
- Application
- Wearable, ingestible, and edible medical devices
- Estimated Production Cost
- ₹129 per 100 grams