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A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor

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A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor. / Atreya, Madhur; Desousa, Stacie; Kauzya, John‐Baptist et al.
In: Advanced Science, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2205785, 14.02.2023.

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Atreya, M, Desousa, S, Kauzya, JB, Williams, E, Hayes, A, Dikshit, K, Nielson, J, Palmgren, A, Khorchidian, S, Liu, S, Gopalakrishnan, A, Bihar, E, Bruns, CJ, Bardgett, R, Quinton, JN, Davies, J, Neff, JC & Whiting, GL 2023, 'A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor', Advanced Science, vol. 10, no. 5, 2205785. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202205785

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Atreya, M., Desousa, S., Kauzya, JB., Williams, E., Hayes, A., Dikshit, K., Nielson, J., Palmgren, A., Khorchidian, S., Liu, S., Gopalakrishnan, A., Bihar, E., Bruns, C. J., Bardgett, R., Quinton, J. N., Davies, J., Neff, J. C., & Whiting, G. L. (2023). A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor. Advanced Science, 10(5), Article 2205785. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202205785

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Atreya M, Desousa S, Kauzya JB, Williams E, Hayes A, Dikshit K et al. A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor. Advanced Science. 2023 Feb 14;10(5):2205785. Epub 2022 Dec 11. doi: 10.1002/advs.202205785

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Atreya, Madhur ; Desousa, Stacie ; Kauzya, John‐Baptist et al. / A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor. In: Advanced Science. 2023 ; Vol. 10, No. 5.

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title = "A Transient Printed Soil Decomposition Sensor Based on a Biopolymer Composite Conductor",
abstract = "Soil health is one of the key factors in determining the sustainability of global agricultural systems and the stability of natural ecosystems. Microbial decomposition activity plays an important role in soil health; and gaining spatiotemporal insights into this attribute is critical for understanding soil function as well as for managing soils to ensure agricultural supply, stem biodiversity loss, and mitigate climate change. Here, a novel in situ electronic soil decomposition sensor that relies on the degradation of a printed conductive composite trace utilizing the biopolymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) as a binder is presented. This material responds selectively to microbially active environments with a continuously varying resistive signal that can be readily instrumented with low-cost electronics to enable wide spatial distribution. In soil, a correlation between sensor response and intensity of microbial decomposition activity is observed and quantified by comparison with respiration rates over 14 days, showing that devices respond predictably to both static conditions and perturbations in general decomposition activity.",
keywords = "biodegradable electronics, decomposition, microbial activity, printed electronics, soil sensing",
author = "Madhur Atreya and Stacie Desousa and John‐Baptist Kauzya and Evan Williams and Austin Hayes and Karan Dikshit and Jenna Nielson and Abigail Palmgren and Sara Khorchidian and Shangshi Liu and Anupam Gopalakrishnan and Eloise Bihar and Bruns, {Carson J.} and Richard Bardgett and Quinton, {John N.} and Jessica Davies and Neff, {Jason C.} and Whiting, {Gregory L.}",
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AU - Desousa, Stacie

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AU - Williams, Evan

AU - Hayes, Austin

AU - Dikshit, Karan

AU - Nielson, Jenna

AU - Palmgren, Abigail

AU - Khorchidian, Sara

AU - Liu, Shangshi

AU - Gopalakrishnan, Anupam

AU - Bihar, Eloise

AU - Bruns, Carson J.

AU - Bardgett, Richard

AU - Quinton, John N.

AU - Davies, Jessica

AU - Neff, Jason C.

AU - Whiting, Gregory L.

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AB - Soil health is one of the key factors in determining the sustainability of global agricultural systems and the stability of natural ecosystems. Microbial decomposition activity plays an important role in soil health; and gaining spatiotemporal insights into this attribute is critical for understanding soil function as well as for managing soils to ensure agricultural supply, stem biodiversity loss, and mitigate climate change. Here, a novel in situ electronic soil decomposition sensor that relies on the degradation of a printed conductive composite trace utilizing the biopolymer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) as a binder is presented. This material responds selectively to microbially active environments with a continuously varying resistive signal that can be readily instrumented with low-cost electronics to enable wide spatial distribution. In soil, a correlation between sensor response and intensity of microbial decomposition activity is observed and quantified by comparison with respiration rates over 14 days, showing that devices respond predictably to both static conditions and perturbations in general decomposition activity.

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KW - decomposition

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KW - soil sensing

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