Next generation plastics promises fresher foods and medicines and better protection for surfaces
02/17/2012
Food that stays fresher for longer and varnishes that keep furniture looking new is the goal of new plastic technologies to be developed by a consortium set up by A*STAR’s IMRE and its industry partners. In its first industry-themed project, the new ICAP consortium will develop transparent plastics that better protect foods and medicines from oxidation and keep them fresher for longer by blocking oxygen, moisture and UV rays.
The ICAP team will be using IMRE’s advanced capabilities to develop new technologies to overcome these limitations. The plastics we develop should also require less energy to produce and allow consumers to see the actual perishable products compared to today’s opaque aluminium-plastic packaging materials. |