September 19, 2024
Dental innovation: Actival and CSEM launch 3D antibacterial aligners
- Actival has created innovative transparent 3D-printed aligners equipped with microchannels that release an antibacterial fluid, ensuring precise teeth alignment while preventing bad breath, plaque, and cavities.
- The newest startup from CSEM, Actival developed this technology through CSEM’s startup program, ACCELERATE, which was crucial in bringing this innovation to maturity.
- Actival plans to launch in Switzerland and internationally, aiming to capture a growing global market.

©CSEM - Two prototypes of “Active Aligners” equipped with antibacterial diffusers. The one on the left represents the transparent aligner prototype in its final appearance. The prototype on the right contains a blue liquid highlighting the innovation: a 3D-printed microchannel system.