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Smart packaging is a type of packaging that actively signals changes in environmental and storage conditions related to a product to the user. In this context, it contains components that provide added value, including various indicators, sensors, or advanced technologies for monitoring the properties of the packaged product. It may also include anti-counterfeiting elements.\nMoPaK aims to develop a modular system of sustainable packaging with added value for monitoring the safety, quality, and authenticity of products during storage and throughout their shelf life. The expected research results will expand knowledge on the application of chromogenic materials, biodegradable polymer materials, and agro-waste in sustainable smart packaging. They will also enable safe and simple interpretation of the condition and authenticity of the packaged product by the end user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start date:<\/td>1 October 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Project duration:<\/td>48 months<\/td><\/tr>
Project ID:<\/td>NPOO MAHOVI\u0106 POLJA\u010cEK 2025\/2029 2025106<\/td><\/tr>
Project title:<\/td>Development of a Modular System of Sustainable Smart Packaging with Chromogenic Indicators (MoPaK)<\/td><\/tr>
Project leader:<\/td>Prof. Sanja Mahovi\u0107 Polja\u010dek, PhD<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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To develop a prototype of a modular sustainable packaging system with added value for monitoring the safety, quality, and authenticity of products during storage and for the end user.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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1.<\/strong> To develop new functional chromogenic indicators and security elements with optimized properties for application in smart packaging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2. <\/strong>To produce sustainable polymer blends with optimized properties, incorporating fillers derived from agro-waste, for packaging applications using additive manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3. <\/strong>To develop colour reference charts for application on smart packaging, enabling visual verification of product condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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4. <\/strong>To enhance the institution\u2019s research capacities and disseminate the project results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Assoc. Prof. PhD <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanja Mahovi\u0107 Polja\u010dek<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tamara Toma\u0161egovi\u0107<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vladimir Cvilju\u0161ac<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mahovi\u0107 Polja\u010dek, Sanja; Toma\u0161egovi\u0107, Tamara; Priselac, Dino, Toward Sustainable Printed Packaging: Surface Properties and Ink Adhesion Behavior of PLA\/PCL\/Nanosilica Biopolymer Blends<\/strong> \/\/ Polymers, 18 (2026), 3; 422-445. doi: 10.3390\/polym18030422<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahovi\u0107 Polja\u010dek, Sanja; Toma\u0161egovi\u0107, Tamara; Donevski, Davor Structural, interfacial, and pH-responsive colorimetric characterization of starch\u2013nanocellulose\u2013anthocyanin indicators developed for biodegradable PLA\/PCL food packaging<\/strong> \/\/ Journal of food measurement and characterization, 20 (2026), 6; 12465-12486. doi: 10.1007\/s11694-026-04495-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stri\u017ei\u0107 Jakovljevi\u0107, Maja; Mahovi\u0107 Polja\u010dek, Sanja; Dujmovi\u0107, Mihaela Properties and suitability of recycled papers for graphic technology and packaging<\/strong> \/\/ Conference Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Materials, Tribology & Recycling MATRIB 2026 \/ Mihalic Pokopec, Ivana; Vider\u0161\u010dak, Dalibor (ur.). Zagreb: Hrvatsko dru\u0161tvo za materijale i tribologiju, 2026. str. 437-445<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mahovi\u0107 Polja\u010dek, Sanja; Toma\u0161egovi\u0107, Tamara; Bakari\u0107, Ivan Challenges in the reproduction of fine raster elements on polymeric packaging materials<\/strong> \/\/ Conference Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Materials, Tribology & Recycling MATRIB 2026 \/ Mihalic Pokopec, Ivana; Vider\u0161\u010dak, Dalibor (ur.). Zagreb: Hrvatsko dru\u0161tvo za materijale i tribologiju, 2026. str. 276-284<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CILJEVI PROJEKTA Razviti prototip modularnog sustava odr\u017eive ambala\u017ee s dodanom vrijedno\u0161\u0107u za pra\u0107enje ispravnosti i autenti\u010dnosti  proizvoda tijekom skladi\u0161tenja i za krajnjeg korisnika. 1. Razviti nove funkcionalne kromogene indikatore i sigurnosne elemente s optimiziranim svojstvima za primjenu u pametnoj ambala\u017ei. 2. Izraditi odr\u017eive mje\u0161avine polimera optimiziranih svojstava s punilima iz agro-otpada za ambala\u017eu kori\u0161tenjem aditivne […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-346","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":433,"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/346\/revisions\/433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mopak.grf.unizg.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}