2016

HighTech Printing Technology

25 November, 2016, Antwerpen, Belgium

• Bridging graphic and functional printing. Fons Put
• Functional Materials Engineering. Wim Deferme
• Recyclability of RFID printed antennas. Diana Gregor-Svetec

43^rd International Annual Symposium DITP

23-24 November, 2016, Bled, Slovenia

• ActInPak: Active and intelligent fibre-based packaging innovation and market introduction. Sanne Tiekstra
• Use of nanocellulose in fibre based packaging: From barrier to active and intelligent packaging. Julien Bras
• Development of a novel oxygen scavenger and its application to food packaging. Selcuk Yildrim
• Novel bio-based materials for active and intelligent packaging. Johanna Lahti
• Material printing – the new opportunities for printing industry. Tomaš Syrovy
• Sustainability aspects of active and intelligent packaging. Greg Ganczewski

NANOTEC2016 International Conference on Nanotechnology Applications

26-27 September, 2016, Valencia, Spain

• Palladium Based Oxygen Scavenger Film: Case Studies as Potential Food Packaging Applications. Selcuk Yildirim Application of Biopolymer Nanostructures in Food Sector. Pastrana
• Potential Applications of Plasma Functionalised Nano Carbons in Smart and Active Packagin. Tim Claypole
• Hybrid Poly (Lactic Acid)/Grafted Cellulose Nanofibers/Nanoclay Nanocomposites for Controlled Release of Carvacrol in Food Packaging Applications. Jon Trifol
• Overview on the Polymer Nanofiber Composites Reinforced with Nanocellulose. Youssef Habibi
• Structuring of Novel Poly (Lactide) (PLA) Blends in Potential Packaging Application Suitable for Injection Molding Processing. Branka Pilić
• Bio-based mineral oil barrier coatings and films. Vartiainen
• Nano Crystalline Cellulose (NCC), Bio-Building Blocks for Tomorrow’s Materials. Azerraf
• Current Development of Aqueous Barriers on Paper. Christian Kossel

PTS Innovative Packaging Symposium; Munich, Germany

6-7 April, 2016, Munich, Germany

Oral presentations

• PHA as an aqueous dispersion for paper and board packaging application. Filip Jedra, Patrycja Sumińska
• Printing to improve paper performance. Lou Sherman
• On the use of electrohydrodynamic processing to produce barrier biocoatings for paper board packaging. Adriane Cherpinski Correa
• Barrier and antimicrobial paper coatings based on the chitosan derivatives and zinc oxide particulates. Elena Bobu
• Recyclability of label papers with integrated UHF-RFID printed antenna. Diana Gregor-Svetec
• UV and visible light dosimeters for packaging application. Michal Vesely
• Active and intelligent fibre based packaging in pratice. Sanne Tiekstra
• Selection of carrier materials for active packag-ing systems. Steve Brabbs
• New approaches in antioxidant food packaging. Cristina Nerin
• Novel equipment to simulate hot air heat seala-bility of packaging materials. Johanna Lahti
• Development of novel oxygen scavenger film and potential application in food packaging. Selcuk Yildirim
  

Poster presentations

• Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate -co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Nanostructured Films Produced by Electrospinning. Lorena Castro-Mayorga
• Kraft Cellulose Paper Modification for Food Packaging Application. Cornelia Vasile
• The Effect of Alginate Based Edible Coatings Enriched with Citral on Storage Life of Strawberries Dulce Antunes
• Antimicrobial coatings for the thermoformable packaging materials. Patrycja Sumińska
• Chitosan Irreversible Immobilization onto PLA Films for Active Packaging Applications. Petronela Dumitriu
• The Effect of Lamination and Varnishing on Printed Packaging Color Appearance. Rozalia Szentgyörgyvölgyi
• Liquid and gas barrier coatings for moulded-cellulose bottles. Stanislav Landa
• Development of a lupin protein isolated packaging film. Maria Cortes Vieira

Johanna Lahti participated in two events in April 2016 in Finland:

• PackPrintForum2016 organised by Finnish Packaging Association. http://www.tut.fi/cs/groups/public_news/@l712/@news/@p/documents/liit/x150396.pdf
• Innovations in Packaging 2016 organised by Tampere University of Technology. http://www.tut.fi/fi/tietoa-yliopistosta/uutiset-ja-tapahtumat/tapahtumat/seminar-innovations-in-packaging-2016-x151900  

Selcuk Yildirim and Diana Gregor Svetec: Active and Intelligent Food Packaging: Current Solutions. 11th International Label Conference, 16-18 March 2016, Zell am See, Austria. https://labelconference.co/2016/01/09/11th-international-label-conference-from-16-18-march-2016-in-zell-am-see-austria/

2015

Diana Gregor Svetec, Matej Pivar, Tadeja Muck: Suitability of recycled papers for printing UHF RFID antennas. 13^th science conference PAZU, 27-28 November, 2015, Murska Sobota, Slovenia http://www.pazu.si/aktivnosti/konferenca-pazu/konferenca-2014/

Urška Kavčič, Matija Mraović, Tadeja Muck: Printed Smart Packaging. 42^nd international annual symposium DITP, 18-19 November, 2015, Bled, Slovenia http://www.danpapirnistva.si/155 

Tanja Pleša, Matija Mraović, Urška Kavčič, Matej Pivar, Tadeja Muck: Fabrication of Printed Switches. 42^nd international annual symposium DITP, 18-19 November, 2015, Bled, Slovenia http://www.danpapirnistva.si/155

Selcuk Yildirim, Nadine Rüegg, Bettina Röcker: Use of palladium based oxygen scavenger to prevent discoloration of ham. 29th EFFoST International Conference, Food Science Research and Innovation: Delivering sustainable solutions to the global economy and society, 10-12 November 2015, Athens, Greece http://www.effostconference.com/

Joana A. S. Mendes, Sara Daina, Daniele Bussini, Giovanni Baldi, Alessandro Adobati, Sara Limbo, Graziano Elegir: Development of Antibacterial Paper Surfaces based on photo-active TiO2 nanoparticles for food packaging applications. SLIM for young 2015 – Special 7th edition of Shelf Life International Meeting, October 21-23, 2015, Monza, Italy. http://gsica.net/slim/meeting.php?ID=266/