
Silicon Carbide Technology for Advanced Human Healthcare Applications
- 1st Edition - July 13, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Stephen E. Saddow
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 6 0 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 8 2 6 - 9
After over two decades of focused research and development, silicon carbide (SiC) is now ready for use in the healthcare sector and Silicon Carbide Technology for Advanced Human He… Read more
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- Discusses the utilization of SiC materials for biomedical applications
- Provides a logical pathway to understand why SiC is ideal for several critical applications, in particular for long-term implantable devices, and will serve as a guide to new ways to design and develop advanced medical devices
- Serves as a reference for new developments in the field and as a technology resource for medical doctors and practitioners looking to identify and implement advanced engineering solutions to everyday medical challenges that currently lack long-term, cost-effective solutions
1. Recent advances in SiC biomedical devices: Healthcare applications
2. Silicon carbide as a highly permissive surface for neural stem cells
3. Graphene on SiC: A platform for spinal cord repair studies
4. SiC protective coating for photovoltaic retinal prostheses
5. A monolithic "all-SiC" neural interface for long-term human applications
6. The development of a fully MRI-compatible silicon carbide neural interface
7. Ultrathin neural interfaces constructed from carbon and amorphous silicon carbide
8. A silicon carbide electrochemical sensor for glucose detection
9. Manufacturable biosensors based on graphene films
10. Antimicrobial properties of SiC nanostructures and coatings
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 13, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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