Silicon carbide biotechnology : a biocompatible semiconductor for advanced biomedical devices and applications / Stephen E. Saddow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saddow, Stephen E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon compounds.

Semiconductors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide-band-gap semiconductor biocompatible material that has the potential to advance advanced biomedical applications. SiC devices offer higher power densities and lower energy losses, enabling lighter, more compact and higher efficiency products for biocompatible and long-term in vivo applications ranging from heart stent coatings and bone implant scaffolds to neurological implants and sensors. The main problem facing the medical community today is the lack of biocompatible materials that are also capable of electronic operation. Such devices are currently

Contents:

Silicon carbide materials for biomedical applications

SiC films and coatings : amorphous, polycrystalline, and single crystal forms

Multi-functional SiC surfaces : from passivation to biofunctionalization

SiC in-vitro biocompatibility : epidermal and connective tissue cells

Hemocompatibility assessment of 3C-SiC for cardiovascular applications

Biocompatibility of SiC for neurological applications

SiC for brain machine interfaces (BMI)

Porous SiC microdialysis technology

Biocompatible sol-gel based nanostructured hydroxyapatite coatings on nano-porous SiC

Silicon carbide biomems

SiC as a bio-compatible marker for cell labeling

Carbon based materials on SiC for advanced biomedical applications.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613347879

9781283347877

1283347873

9780123859075

0123859077