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Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science

Background:

  • Potentiometric sensors are crucial for chemical analysis.
  • Developing cost-effective and disposable sensors remains a challenge.
  • 3D printing offers novel fabrication routes for electrochemical devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a new concept for fabricating easy-to-make, potentially disposable potentiometric sensors.
  • To utilize a thermoprocessable conductive polymer composite for sensor construction.
  • To evaluate the performance and stability of the fabricated ion-selective electrodes.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of substrate electrodes using a carbon black-loaded polylactide polymer composite via 3D printing (hot melt process).
  • Application of a PVC-based ion-selective membrane cocktail to the 3D-drawn substrate electrodes.
  • Characterization of sensor performance, including potential stability and device-to-device reproducibility.

Main Results:

  • Successful fabrication of potentiometric sensors with user-defined shapes.
  • Spontaneous formation of a zip-lock structure between the electrode and membrane, ensuring a large contact area.
  • Excellent potential stability: standard deviation (SD) of ±1.0 mV (n=6) within a day and ±1.5 mV (n=6) over five days.
  • High device-to-device potential reproducibility: SD of ±1.5 mV (n=5) for the standard potential (E0).

Conclusions:

  • The presented approach enables the facile and cost-effective production of high-performance potentiometric sensors.
  • The use of 3D printing with conductive polymer composites offers a versatile platform for disposable electrochemical devices.
  • The developed sensors exhibit promising stability and reproducibility for practical applications.