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Electrochemically responsive hydrogel networks have been obtained using printable inks made of a biopolymer, alginate (Alg), and an inorganic 2D material, MXene (titanium carbide, Ti 3 C 2 T x) nanosheets. While MXene offers an electrically conductive pathway for electron transfer and Alg provides an interconnected framework for ion diffusion, the printed nanocomposite results, after gelation, in an extended active interface for redox reactions, being an ideal framework to design and construct flexible devices for biomedical applications. In this work, after characterization, we demonstrate that hydrogels obtained by cross-linking printed Alg/MXene inks exhibit great potential for bioelectronics. More specifically, we prove that flexible Alg/MXene hydrogels act as self-supported electroactive electrodes for the electrochemical detection of bioanalytes, such as dopamine, with a performance similar to that achieved using more sophisticated electrodes, as for example those containing conducting polymers and electrocatalytic gold nanoparticles. In addition, Alg/MXene hydrogels have been successfully used to regulate the release of a previously loaded broad spectrum antibiotic (chloramphenicol) by electrical stimulation. [Display omitted] • Printable inks made of alginate (Alg) and MXene nanosheets have been formulated. • Electrochemically responsive hydrogels have been obtained using printable inks. • Hydrogels behave as active redox interfaces useful for biomedical applications. • Hydrogels act as self-supported electrodes for the electro-detection of dopamine. • The potential of hydrogels to release drugs under electrostimulation is proved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]