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An emerging progress of the Internet of Things (IOT) and 5G wireless technology boosts widespread applications of flexible electronics in diverse fields. On other side, the unwished outcomes of electronic wastes includes toxic matters causes environmental contaminations. Hence, researchers found biomaterial as an alternate for conventional electronic devices. Among diverse biomaterials, silk is discovered as an excellent fiber material in view of its mechanical robustness, better affinity with conductive materials, good biocompatibility and biodegradability used for designing the flexible electronic devices. In this article, we emphasize on an overview of Silk Fibroin (SF)-infused flexible electronics and their utilization in different areas. Silk protein can be amalgamated with flexible electrons evolved into progressive materials like membranes, hydrogels, conductive fibers and scaffolds for smart wearable gadgets comprising sensors, e-skin, energy storage devices, silk based memristors and energy harvesters. SF even being unified with sensors such as food sensors and wearable body sensors for bio-monitoring. The broad applications of SF based devices in medical industry includes wearable devices, resorbable gadgets for therapy and drug release, e-skin, blended SF for ocular lens, biosorbable screws for fracture fixation and brain interfaces made from silk film. Eventually, the critics and prospects of developing silk infused flexible electronics were contemplated.