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Common chewing gum sweetener could replace toxic additives in medical hydrogels

June 7, 2025

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The natural sweetener D-sorbitol was used to improve conductive hydrogels for electronic implants, which are used to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases. Credit: Danielle Benavides/Texas A&M Engineering

Imagine treating chronic illness not with pills, but with soft, flexible electronic implants seamlessly integrated into the body. The materials for such implants already exist—they just…

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