Printing on paper is a standard procedure that is quite well understood. A logical next step is printing of functional inks on paper towards “Paper Electronics”. A large proportion of the products targeted nowadays in printed electronics are currently made of paper for magazines, healthcare disposables, active and intelligent packaging, posters, etc. There is an increasing interest in printing electronics on or in paper, and commercial products have appeared such as the numerous paper playing cards enabling interface with computers or the disposable active skin patches using printed paper battery and electrodes. Other known examples include sensors, indicators and RFID systems on packaging to monitor the condition of products at different points in the supply chain. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate that most of these components can be printed using functional inks onto fiber-based substrates. This project will deliver a horizontal platform that allows the fabrication of a range of paper-based electronic devices, from transistors to sensors, batteries, RFID-tags and light-emitting devices. This provides a significant enhancement of paper electronics in terms of lifetime, cost, throughput, as well as the development of European markets. Printable Electronics for Functional Packaging & Paper Applications “Paperonics” applies for the support within the European CORNET call and is coordinated by IMO-IMOMEC Hasselt University, Belgium.
The submission date is September 2016. Companies and research institutes interested in partnership should contact Prof. Wim Deferme at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.