Abstract Scope |
Smart packaging is an evolving technological area that allows for adding electronic functionalities into the packaging of a product. Elements as RFID antenna, LED printed circuits and sensors can be added and realized using Printed Electronics techniques. Aerosol JetŪ Printing (AJŪP), being a direct write technique with rapid prototyping ability, is used to fabricate such printed labels. This area has not been explored with AJŪP yet. In this work, a silver nanoparticles ink was printed onto a fiber based paper substrate. The substrate was chosen to be bio-degradable, cheap and conventionally used in the packaging industry. Electrical resistances of silver tracks were measured on numerous paper substrates. The best combination was chosen based on the ink-substrate interaction and the electrical performance. RFID antenna and smart LED circuits were printed and validated to prove the ability of AJŪP as smart packaging printing technique.
Keywords: smart packaging, Aerosol JetŪ Printing, printed electronics |