Douaki Ali, Ahmed Mukhtar, Longo Edoardo, Windisch Giulia, Riaz Raheel, Inam Sarwar, Tran Thi Nga, Papadopoulou Evie L, Athanassiou Athanassia, Boselli Emanuele, Petti Luisa, Lugli Paolo
Sensing Technologies Laboratory (STL), Faculty of Engineering, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, Bozen, 39100, Italy.
Optoelectronics Research Line, Istituto italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Jun;12(22):e2417539. doi: 10.1002/advs.202417539. Epub 2025 May 12.
In the food industry, innovative packaging solutions are increasingly important for reducing food waste and contributing to global sustainability efforts. However, current food packaging is generally passive and unable to adapt to changes in the food environment in real time. To address this, a battery-less and autonomous smart packaging system is developed that wirelessly powers closed-loop sensing and release of active compounds. This system integrates a gas sensor for real-time food monitoring, a Near-Field Communication (NFC) antenna, and a controlled release of active compounds to prevent quality deterioration in the complex food environment. The ability of the developed smart packaging system is demonstrated, to continuously monitor the freshness of fish products and to trigger the release of active compounds when the food starts to spoil. The system is able to extend the shelf-life of the food product up to 14 days, due to the controlled release of antioxidant and antibacterial compounds. The system can pave the way toward an Internet of Things solution that addresses protection, active prevention of food spoilage, and sustainability, facing all the current challenges of the food packaging industry.
在食品工业中,创新的包装解决方案对于减少食物浪费和推动全球可持续发展努力变得越来越重要。然而,当前的食品包装通常是被动的,无法实时适应食品环境的变化。为了解决这一问题,开发了一种无电池且自主的智能包装系统,该系统可为闭环传感和活性化合物的释放提供无线供电。该系统集成了用于实时食品监测的气体传感器、近场通信(NFC)天线以及活性化合物的控释功能,以防止在复杂的食品环境中质量下降。所开发的智能包装系统展示了持续监测鱼产品新鲜度并在食品开始变质时触发活性化合物释放的能力。由于抗氧化剂和抗菌化合物的控释,该系统能够将食品的保质期延长至14天。该系统可以为物联网解决方案铺平道路,该解决方案能够应对食品包装行业当前面临的所有挑战,实现食品保护、主动防止食品变质以及可持续发展。