How does NFC technology change the medical industry
Apr 21, 2021
Shenzhen ZhiJie IOT Application Co.,Ltd is specializing in many kinds of rfid cards , nfc sticker label , rfid wristband , rfid laundry tags ,etc .they are widely using for medical,hospitality industry ,door control access ,identification ,ticketing ,cashless payment , financial security ,etc . With rfid or nfc technology high-speeding developing and more and more applications with rfid or nfc products and working high efficiency . Recently, Avery Dennison Smartrac, PragmatIC Semiconductor and Schreiner MediPharm have cooperated with their respective expertise in their respective fields, and have taken advantage of the powerful functions of NFC technology in the field of smart packaging in the medical industry. The reporter communicated with the representatives of these three companies, learned more details of their cooperation relationship, and discussed the broad prospects of NFC technology in the industry. The struggle between pharmaceutical companies and counterfeiters has always been like an arms race. Concerns about counterfeiting, traceability and other issues, coupled with the recent impact of COVID-19 and the accompanying security concerns, people are increasingly demanding more effective packaging solutions. This is where NFC technology can really play an important role. NFC's communication distance between two electronic devices does not exceed 4 cm, and can be used for secure payment, digital information exchange, and packaging labels. Avery Dennison Smartrac and other three companies have worked together to embed NFC smart tags into daily medical and pharmaceutical products. The goal is not only to provide security requirements such as identity verification and data tamper-proofing, but also to provide consumers with a wide range of benefits, from convenient Re-order to quick-access instruction guides, social interactions, all of which can be done only with a smart phone with NFC function. Cost factor In fact, this is not the only NFC solution on the market. Avery Dennison Smartrac has also been active in this field for a long time. So in a practical sense, how does this particular project promote the application of this technology in the packaging industry? PragmatIC Chief Commercial Officer Alastair Hanlon (Alastair Hanlon) said: "PragmatIC has developed a silicon-free semiconductor chip manufacturing method. We can connect the high-frequency chip to the antenna, and Avery Dennison converts it into a smart label or Inlay, then Schreiner included them in the product label. The advantage of these chips is that they are thin and smart, can be integrated in the package, and the cost is much lower than traditional silicon chips." In actual market applications, the cost factor is particularly important. So far, due to the high price of traditional NFC Inlays and chips, such functions are limited to high-value or high-risk products such as biological products. If the price is lowered, these chips can be embedded in more low-value "daily" ...
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