Roll-to-Roll Nano Sensors Enhance Manufacturing Opportunities
ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 7, 2014 — Roll-to-roll mass manufacturing is a key technology in low-cost disposable photonic sensor production, which could pave the way for new business and job opportunities, particularly for small and medium enterprises. Photosens, a European consortium project led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is developing a polymer-based nanophotonic sensor that can be mass produced for environmental applications, pharmaceutical process cleanliness and food safety applications. “The