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Chew on this: 3-D printed gum

by Marc S. Reisch
December 19, 2016 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 94, Issue 49

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Credit: Wacker Chemie
Wacker’s new take on gum.
A photo of 3-D animal shapes and Wacker’s name printed with chewing gum.
Credit: Wacker Chemie
Wacker’s new take on gum.

Wacker Chemie, a maker of polyvinyl acetate chewing gum bases, has developed what it calls the world’s first three-dimensional printing process for chewing gum. To keep from gumming up the works, Wacker developed a polymer formula that can be printed in personalized shapes using special software and hardware.

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