No-stick chewing gum with science and technology

With Revolymer(TM) non- stick chewing gum, Singapore may considering lifting its famous ban on chewing gum. Well, that's just my own wishful thinking.

But again, this demonstrates how science and technology can improvise on products. While it has been common in polymer science in recent years to combine both hydrophobic ("oil-liking") and hydrophilic("water-liking") properties and bringing about improved properties in coatings e.g. in self-cleaning glass; it is relatively new in the consumer food world. The Revolymer gum base uses polymers with a hydrophobic-part(internal, inside) wrapped in a hydrophilic, or water-attracting-part (external, outside). Now, when the gum sticks to a surface, a film of water can form around the hydrophilic surface and be easily cleaned with water. That's almost a similar concept as self-cleaning glass.

However, it should not be called non-stick since it WILL stick, just that it's easier to clean off. So, it should be re-termed easy-clean chewing gum or less-maintenance chewing gum, in my opinion.