{"id":5025,"date":"2021-06-10T22:51:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T22:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalfutures.kth.se\/?page_id=5025"},"modified":"2024-08-22T09:59:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T07:59:54","slug":"engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpmu-tris.sys.kth.se\/digitalfutures\/research\/research-pairs\/completed-research-pairs-projects\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering biodegradable components for packaging digitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Objective<br \/>\n<\/em>The project aims to develop biodegradable recording platforms for digital technologies that capture biological signals and safely integrate them into life and the environment. This project develops the first example of a biodegradable technology that degrade after disposal by the action of specific enzymes. To reach such a goal, we pursue an interdisciplinary approach combining expertise in materials chemistry and rational polymer design, organic electronics (device fabrication), and biology (biodegradation and toxicity).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-half-page wp-image-5140\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-880x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-880x642.jpg 880w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-640x467.jpg 640w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-1024x747.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-768x560.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-2048x1493.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-300x219.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/engineering-biodegradable-components-for-packaging-digitalization-1200x875.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Background<br \/>\n<\/em>As electronics become increasingly integrated into our daily lives, there is a growing demand for technologies that decompose after a period of stable operation without leaving a permanent mark (transience). For consumer electronics, such as digital packaging, biodegradable solutions are set to contribute towards the Swedish and EU goal of reducing waste and promoting greener technologies by 2030. 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