What happens when engineering is put at the service of people's safety? Research is born that combines innovation and health protection, like that conducted by Mariangela Pinnelli, PhD student in Bioengineering atUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, which has now won international recognition.
During the conference IEEE "Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT 2025", the scientific work entitled "Flexible Dual-Material 3D-Printed Capacitive Force Sensors: Design, Fabrication, and Metrological Characterization" has been awarded the Best Conference Paper Award, one of the most prestigious awards of the event.
The project was born from the collaboration between theMeasurement and Instrumentation Research Unit (Mariangela Pinnelli, Vincenzo Saroli, Gianpaolo Pennacchio – former student UCBM –, Chiara Romano, Emiliano Schena e Carlo Massaroni) and theAutomatic Research Unit led by Prof. Roberto SetolaThe research proposes the use of Flexible and 3D-printed capacitive sensors, designed to be integrated into personal protective equipment (PPE), with the aim of monitoring the physiological well-being of workers in real time, thus increasing safety levels in industrial and production settings.
'L'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma It gave me a solid education, not just theoretical. - he says Mariangela Pinnelli -Since I was a student I learned to build projects, to work in a team, to transform an idea into something concrete."– words that convey the educational value of a University that invests in interdisciplinarity and innovation at the service of life. From the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biomedical Engineering to the PhD program in Bioengineering, Applied Sciences & Intelligent SystemsMariangela embodies the model of an education that integrates advanced scientific knowledge and social responsibility.
"We are proud of this international recognition, which rewards not only scientific excellence but also the human and concrete approach that inspires our research laboratories.", commented Andrea Rossi, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager UCBM.
An award that confirms the real impact of research UCBM: technology and innovation that translate into useful solutions for everyday life, always with an eye on humanity's future.
