4.5.2 Development of printed RFID sensor tags for smart food packaging
- Event
- 14th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors - IMCS 2012
2012-05-20 - 2012-05-23
Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany - Chapter
- 4.5 Wireless Sensing
- Author(s)
- E. Smits, J. Schram, M. Nagelkerke, R. Kusters, G. van Heck, V. van Acht, M. Koetse, J. van den Brand, G. Gerlinck - Herman Schoo, Holst Centre (The Netherlands)
- Pages
- 403 - 406
- DOI
- 10.5162/IMCS2012/4.5.2
- ISBN
- 978-3-9813484-2-2
- Price
- free
Abstract
Sensors integrated into food packages could benefit consumers by ensuring freshness and quality while allowing retail industry to more efficiently manage food stocks and product authenticity. Here we present smart radiofrequency labels with sensors able to measure temperature, humidity and the presence of volatile amine compounds. The labels are made via high quality screen printing and lamination technologies on low cost foils in combination with pick and place technology. As a case study the smart labels are used to quantify the freshness of fish.