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Area of Science:

  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Additive Manufacturing

Background:

  • High-performance electrochemical equipment is often expensive, limiting research accessibility.
  • Additive manufacturing (AM) offers potential for rapid, low-cost fabrication of scientific instruments.
  • Previous AM applications in electrochemistry have not focused on complete, integrated systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the first complete additively manufactured rotating disk electrode (AM RDE) system.
  • To demonstrate that AM can produce high-performance electrochemical equipment at a fraction of commercial costs.
  • To validate the AM RDE system's utility in electroanalytical applications.

Main Methods:

  • The rotating disk electrode system was primarily 3D printed using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament.
  • Low-cost electronics and simplified machined parts were integrated into the system.
  • The rotating disk electrode itself was additively manufactured using a carbon black/polylactic acid (CB/PLA) composite.
  • Electrochemical characterization was performed using hexaamineruthenium(III) chloride.
  • The system was applied to the electroanalytical determination of levodopa.

Main Results:

  • The total cost of the AM RDE system was less than 2% of comparable commercial solutions (£84.47/$102.26).
  • Electrochemical characterization showed favorable performance compared to a commercial glassy carbon electrode.
  • The AM RDE system successfully determined levodopa with a limit of detection of 0.23 ± 0.03 μM.
  • A completely additively manufactured rotating disk electrode was developed.

Conclusions:

  • Additive manufacturing enables the rapid, cost-effective production of high-performance electrochemical equipment.
  • The developed AM RDE system provides a viable, affordable alternative for electrochemical research.
  • This approach democratizes access to advanced research tools, particularly for less-funded institutions.