Tiny watermarks could prove if medication is real or not
Counterfeit drugs are a growing problem in the US. New watermarks could make checking whether your medication is fake as easy as snapping a smartphone pic.
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Counterfeit drugs are a growing problem in the US. New watermarks could make checking whether your medication is fake as easy as snapping a smartphone pic.
Dr. Sherry Harbin, who holds a joint appointment in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, is now linked to a $974,349 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Found
New anti-counterfeit technology, called a cyber-physical watermark, leverages edible fluorescent silk to identify medications.
Counterfeit medications and pharmaceutical products are just a click away from being purchased from online pharmacies via smartphone. However, new
Counterfeit medications and pharmaceutical products are just a click away from being purchased from online pharmacies via smartphone.