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Edible transistors made from toothpaste to power ‘smart pills’

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Scientists turn toothpaste into edible transistors for smart health tracking for healthcare.

Copper phthalocyanine, known for its teeth-whitening properties, can also be used as a semiconductor material.

Researchers from the IIT -Italian Institute of Technology in Milan have now made a toothpaste-based transistor’ The team says that this nano-device could be a vital component of “smart pills” in the future.

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