Insect Science and Biotechnology

A new article of the RICH project, funded by Fondazione Cariplo and coordinated by University of Insubria, has just been published.

The BSF market is growing fast and is attracting the interest of a number of companies around the world. However, to boost the sector, open new frontiers, maximize the use of BSF, and provide companies with a more substantial profit margin, there is the need to explore novel applications of BSF biomolecules, diverging from their conventional use in animal feed. In this study electrically conductive bionanocomposite materials suitable for flexible electronics were fabricated using BSF proteins. Characterized by effective biodegradability, strain-sensing properties, high electrical conductivity, and high surface hydrophobicity, these bionanocomposites may be well suited for disposable flexible electronics, as in wearable devices, electrostatic discharge fabrics, or packaging.