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PakSense Sees Opportunities for PE in Monitoring Temperature for Food, Medicine

Market leader is collaborating with Thinfilm on printed sensors for the food industry.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

It’s scary to consider that perishable food and medical items often go through harsh conditions during transit that can damage the products. For example, if a truck’s refrigeration system breaks down while transporting milk or meat, it is possible that the end user wouldn’t know it. The results could be dangerous if a medicine that is temperature sensitive is impacted by improper temperatures.   For this reason, companies have developed temperature sensors for food and medicine. For example, a...

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