The demand for low-cost, portable, and sensitive analytical devices has fueled the development of 3D-printed biosensors. This study evaluates the effect of silk fibroin incorporation on the electrical properties of graphite-PLA electrodes manufactured via 3D printing. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) method was utilized to assess capacitive–resistive behavior under dry conditions, and with PBS buffer, at fibroin concentrations of 0%, 0.04%, 0.4%, and 4%. Fibroin modulated impedance magnitude values without a clear trend, indicating the presence of additional influencing factors. The results promote better understanding of biofunctionalization effects in 3D-printed electrodes and support their potential for biomedical, environmental, and industrial sensing applications.
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Study of the Influence of Silk Fibroin on 3D-Printed G/PLA Sensors for Biological Detection Applications
Published:
07 November 2025
by MDPI
in The 12th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications
session Chemo- and Biosensors
https://doi.org/10.3390/ECSA-12-26484
(registering DOI)
Abstract:
Keywords: biosensor; 3D printing; impedance; silk fibroin
