Distinkt

Distinkt will bring to the market a new generation of high-security fluorescent inks based on nanotechnology developed at the ICN2 by the Nanostructured Functional Materials Group (Nanosfun), in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry of the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The researchers who conceived and developed this technology designed an ink based on a powder containing nano- and micro-particles that change colour or fluoresce when irradiated with infrared light. The ink is dynamic and adaptive, so its effect can be customised and tuned to produce various results.

The nanoparticles produced by Distinkt are easily integrated into existing inks. They are invisible to the human eye, but visible when exposed to a specific light, and provide a dynamic and unique signature: they can change colour over time or show a different effect depending on the type of light shed on them. The inks can be used to print signs, barcodes or QR codes on any material or object, from banknotes to official documents, bags and cosmetic products, with the purpose of certifying their authenticity.