Picture this: your car gets scratched, but by morning, the paint looks perfect again. Or your phone screen cracks, and by the next day, it’s as if nothing happened. It sounds like science fiction, but self-healing materials are stepping out of the lab and into real life. Materials science, chemistry, and some seriously advanced technology have made it possible.

In Thailand, Solventum partners with DKSH to ensure the safe, efficient, and reliable distribution of its comprehensive dental portfolio. Together, they are expanding access to high-integrity dental care, supporting clinicians’ confidence, and improving patient outcomes nationwide.

The European Commission’s Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, enforced on 17th October 2023, marks a major step forward in reducing microplastic pollution generated by personal care products. This legislation targets intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles—commonly known as microplastics—in consumer products with the aim of preventing the release of more than 500 000 tons of microplastics into the ocean by 2055.