| Scan solution in metal tubes
Packaging News, 01 July 2006
Metal tubes that are invisible to the eye, but which can be embedded into product packaging and scanned like bar codes is one of the key benefits that nanotechnology can bring to the food packaging industry.
The metal tubes can be used to provide brand security and supply chain tracking, according to information provided in an awareness pack compiled by the UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network.
Nanotechnology can also be used to create more environmentally friendly films to be used in the packaging of meats, cheeses and coffee.
Dr David Parker, technology consultant at the Impact Faraday Partnership said: ¡°Developing the pack brought home to me the wide-ranging beneficial applications of micro and nanotechnology for the food and packaging sector.¡± |
