The SUPERSMART research project funded by EIT RawMaterials has shown proof that printed electronic components such as sensors and smart labels on paper can play an essential role in building a smart environment for production, retail and logistics. Efficient and reliable production processes make these devices economically competitive. In terms of resource conservation, climate and the environment, electronics printed on paper have outstanding advantages over conventional substrates and manufacturing processes for smart electronic components.
The two paper-based demonstrators realized in the frame of the SUPERSMART project: a shock detection active tag based on a piezo material to track product damage during transport and an anti-counterfeiting label relying on an electrochromic display to authenticate medical or luxury products; were distinguished with the Prize of the best demonstrator of publicly funded projects in 2021 by the Organic and Printed Electronics Association (O-EA) (https://oe-a.org/viewer/-/v2article/render/64870549).
The project consortium is composed of 11 partners from industry and academia, including NOVA – School of Sciences and Technology.
CENIMAT | i3N research team from NOVA FCT, under the leadership of Professor Rodrigo Martins of MEON group, whose task activity was performed by Professor Rita Branquinho and Dr. Emanuel Carlos, concerning the development of environmentally friendly and cost-efficient alternative metal-oxide semiconductors inks and their up-scaling that allow us to reach the present outstanding goals: demonstrating that the up-scaled materials have the same quality for high-throughput techniques as roll-to-roll compared to materials processed in the lab.
To find out more about SUPERSMART visit https://supersmart-project.eu/
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