Electrical response and biodegradation of Sepia melanin-shellac films printed on paper

Autor: Anthony Camus, Shinhyeong Choe, Camille Bour-Cardinal, Joaquin Isasmendi, Yongjun Cho, Youngju Kim, Cristian Vlad Irimia, Cigdem Yumusak, Mihai Irimia-Vladu, Denis Rho, Jaewook Myung, Clara Santato
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Materials, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2662-4443
DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024-00592-3
Popis: Abstract Sepia melanin, a biopigment extracted from the ink sac of cuttlefish, is relevant to sustainable organic electronics. In this work, we flexographically print films from an ink of Sepia melanin including shellac as a bio-sourced binder on silver electrode-patterned paper. We examine the electrical response in high humidity and ambient conditions (here the electronic conductivity is as high as 10−4 S/cm). Additionally, we study the biodegradation of the printed films and their individual constituents based on their mineralization into CO2 under composting conditions. The printed films exhibit biodegradation levels of about 97 ± 25% in 85 d. We observe microorganism colonization on the printed film’s surface. The analysis of the microbial community on the compost reveals that bacterial species within the Acidimicrobiia class, specifically Actinomarinales order, are potentially responsible for the biodegradation of the printed film. Meanwhile, ecotoxicity tests conducted by germinating Lolium multiflorum and Tagetes erecta suggest that printed films have negligible phytotoxicity.
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