106. ANTI-COUNTERFEITING FILM BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGY

What is anti-counterfeiting?

♤ Counterfeiting is a huge problem world-wide, from money to goods and the measure to prevent imitation and reproduction without permission of ownership holder for the purpose of cheating is termed as anti-counterfeiting.These techniques can identify genuinity of a product.

♤ Customers often get fooled by fake packaging but now researchers have developed a label that will change when consumers breathe upon and will reveal hidden images.

♤ A grid of columns known as nano-pillars (100 times thinner than a human hair) will be studded at the surface of a product package and once breathed the gaps between pillar will be filled and and the moisture of breath will help in creating the hidden images.

♤ These sheets are made up of polyurethane and epoxy. These are durable, scalable and resist being rubbed away. These sheets are cost effective and could stick to plastic, fabric, paper, metal, glass and even leather.

♤ This simple and smart innovation will make it easier for customers to identify real products and not get fooled by false packaging.