Sun Chemical

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

Sun Chemical Advanced Materials offers a portfolio of inks and pastes that are tailor-made for biosensors, including diagnostic and environmental sensors. SunSens™ from Sun Chemical provides a single one-stop shop for biosensor materials, conductive sensing inks and stabilised enzymes. All manufactured under ISO - 13485 certification.

With more than 200 years of expertise in the printing industry combined with 26 years of experience working in the biosensor industry with highly demanding blue-chip companies and 15 years developing new products as part of large consortia, Sun Chemical understands market demands and has the network of resources necessary for innovative technology, such as SunSens™.

Sun Chemical role in the IMPETUS project

• Develop and produce screen printing pastes for printing onto paper-based substrates

• Understand the interface between the wet ink and the micro-porosity of the material

• Evaluate and determine how the surface coating interacts with the paste, with regards to affecting the electrochemical properties and printing performance

• Support the development of inkjettable inks for the Ricoh printhead

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.