keywords | ph colour | coated food | food freshness | nutraceutical |

Smart Bioswitch

An Active Packaging for Food Safety

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION / FEATURES

A special type of plastic films used as smart labels, secondary packaging or food coating to provide barrier and protection as well as a freshness pH colour indicator of packaged food. Better alternative to existing types of plastic packaging and wax dipping as it is based on natural source and designed to extend shelf life of packaged food while maintaining the appearance, nutritional value, quality and safety.

NEEDS

Active packaging to provide barrier and protection, plus extra functions. Designed to extend shelf life of foods, while maintaining the nutritional quality and safety.

PH label to detect the degree of fermentation in food or product or detect the spoilage of food freshness of microorganisms or chemical reaction.

APPROACH

Our technology imposed no dangerous chemical to be applied as dipping or cooling for the fruits/vegetables.

Wax dipping made from modified starch reduces damage or burn of the fruit skin layer and it also preserves the taste and nutrient.

This application could be used for food effectively in the form of plastic, stretch film or liquid coating for fruits and vegetables

BENEFITS

Prolong shalf life of packed/coated food.

Preserves taste and nutrients.

Detect the degree of continuous natural fermentation in food products.

Detect the spoilage of non-fermented food by microorganisms/chemical reaction by pH changes.

Healthy and Safefy as no harmful chemical used

COMPETITORS

Food and beverages industry

Cosmetic

Pharmaceutical

Nutraceutical

PROJECT LEADER

Prof. Ida Idayu Muhammad

idayu@cheme.utm.my

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Research Ecosystem
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM Nexus - Research & Innovation

Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation)

DVCRI Profile Johor Bahru Office Kuala Lumpur Office

Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HI-COE)

Advance Membrane Technology Research Centre - AMTEC Institute of Noise & Vibration - INV Wireless Communication Centre - WCC

Research Institute

Centre of Excellence (COE)

Institute of High Voltage & High Current - IVAT UTM-MPRC Institue for Oil & Gas - IFOG Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics - CAIRO Centre for Engineering Education - CEE Centre for Advanced Composite Materials - CACM Innovation Centre in Agritechnology for Advanced Bioprocessing - ICA Institute of Bioproduct Development - IBD

Service Entity

Research Management Centre - RMC Penerbit UTM Press Centre for Community & Industry Network - CCIN Innovation & Commercialisation Centre - ICC University Laboratory Management Centre - PPMU Institut Sultan Iskandar - UTM-ISI

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