3D printing materials are relatively novel materials in electrochemistry, used for manufacturing of electrochemical cells, electrodes etc. They have been widely used mainly for tailored, fast, inexpensive, and easy preparation of various equipment for analyses of biologically active compounds.
Various medicinal products and illicit drugs belong to this broad group of analytes which need to be monitored because of the possibility of (un)intentional overdose or recreational consumption, which can cause serious side effects or even death. Due to this risk, we decided to focus our research on the development of new, sensitive, selective, and easily customizable 3D printed sensors for the determination of some commonly used antidepressants, analgesics, and illicit drugs.