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ArticleSmall science2026

Additive Manufacturing Engineering for Electrochemistry: Conductive High-Density Polyethylene Filament Expands the Materials Landscape.

Muhzamil A Khan, Elena Bernalte, Ridho Asra, Robert S Tapping, Ana C M Oliveira, Alan M Jones, Rodrigo A A Muñoz, Samuel Rowley-Neale, Robert D Crapnell, Craig E Banks

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Article in Small science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Muhzamil A KhanFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.
Elena BernalteFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-789X
Ridho AsraSchool of Pharmacy School of Health Sciences College of Medicine and Health University of Birmingham Edgbaston Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5402-3764
Robert S TappingFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1444-5987
Ana C M OliveiraFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4607-8930
Alan M JonesSchool of Pharmacy School of Health Sciences College of Medicine and Health University of Birmingham Edgbaston Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-5626
Rodrigo A A MuñozInstitute of Chemistry Federal University of Uberlândia Uberlândia Minas Gerais Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8230-5825
Samuel Rowley-NealeFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3741-4050
Robert D CrapnellFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8701-3933
Craig E BanksFaculty of Science and Engineering Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Great Britain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0756-9764

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Additive manufactured electrochemical platforms produced using bespoke conductive filaments are becoming increasingly established within modern electrochemical research; however, the latest developments within the field of additive manufacturing electrochemistry using fused filament fabrication technology have shown that it is constrained by the available material pool. Here, we introduce the first conductive high-density poly(ethylene) (HDPE) filament engineered for additive manufacturing implementation as a new alternative for conductive, chemically resilient filaments which is paramount to unlocking new applications. Using a thermal compounding process that avoids environmentally harmful chemical solvents, 40 wt% carbon black (CB) was incorporated into HDPE and extruded into a flexible, plasticizer-free filament with a low bulk resistivity of 16.4 (±1.0) Ω cm

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3D printingadditive manufacturingcarbon blackcompositeselectrochemistryelectrosynthesishigh‐density poly(ethylene)

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PMID42857315
PMCPMC13650387

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