1. A Novel Approach to Clear Barrier on Packaging Films
Howard Kravitz, CEO
Tel: , ext 302
NanoPack Inc.

2. NanoPack Background Business Materials science Location Wayne, PA
Founding date
Commercial late 2008
Employees *0.5 2

3. Materials Science Company
Singularize particles in a solubilized
resin that is printed on flexible
films.
Goal: barrier to maintain shelf life 3

4. Replaces traditional materials
Standard materials
Polyvinylidene chloride
EVOH co-ex
PVOH
Glassy coatings
SiOx
AlOx 4

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6. Packaging Structure Structural Film Barrier Adhesive Ink Sealant Film6

7. Coating Structure
30-40 layers of platelets
0.3µ 7

8. Choice of Resin is Important
Goal: Good barrier resin gets better with added tortuous path. 8

9. Good Barrier Resins Low* loading of platelets
Barrier improved by orders of
magnitude
Excellent clarity
Destruct bond strengths
* Less than 10% platelet loading 9

10. Choice of Clay is Important11

11. Choice of Vermiculite is Important
Surface Charge is Key to Platelet Singularity 12

12. = NanoPack IP Choice of Vermiculite is Important
Singularity in solution requires proprietary chemistry
= NanoPack IP 13

13. SEM: NanoSeal on Flexible Film14

14. Another Feature of Vermiculite
Aroma Barrier 15

15. Application of NanoSeal
Barrier Film
film
Coating
film
Drying
Dry barrier
coating
Gravure
application 16

16. Oxygen Barrier
Better
Good
PVdC (“saran”)
EVOH co-ex
PVOH
0.3µ
0.6µ 17

17. Oxygen Barrier
Note 1: %RH inside of 0% when external RH is 0%; %RH inside of package
@ 50% when external RH is ≥50%. 18

18. Oxygen Barrier - continued
Note 1: %RH inside of 0% when external RH is 0%; %RH inside of package
@ 50% when external RH is ≥50%. 19

19. Barrier – New Technology20

20. Economics High Cost Low Cost PVOH EVOH co-ex (purchased)
Illustrative
PVOH
EVOH co-ex (purchased)
PVdC (“saran”)
EVOH co-ex (in-house)
NP coated film
Low
Cost 21

21. Economics High Cost Low Cost PVOH EVOH co-ex (purchased)
Illustrative
PVOH
EVOH co-ex (purchased)
PVdC (“saran”)
EVOH co-ex (in-house)
Purchase
NanoSeal™ coating
Low
Cost 22

22. Environmentally Friendly
Less material used
No toxic chlorine
Biodegradable 23

23. Other Advantages Clarity (non-yellowing) Scratch resistance
Flexibility
Oil resistance
Solvent resistance 24

24. Commercial Status 25

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26. New Developments
PLA PE 27

27. New Developments – anticipated
Moisture barrier
Incorporation into adhesives 28

28. Thank you 29