Silicon Carbide Technology for Advanced Human Healthcare Applications

Stephen E. Saddow

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780323906098
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323908269
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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 Healthcare Applications provides an up-to-date assessment of SiC devices for long-term human use. It explores a plethora of applications that SiC is uniquely positioned for in human healthcare, beginning with the three primary areas of technology which are closest to human trials and thus adoption in the healthcare industry: neural implants and spinal cord repair, graphene and biosensors, and finally deep tissue cancer therapy using SiC nanotechnology. Biomedical-inspired engineers, scientists, and healthcare professionals will find this book to be very useful in two ways: (I) as a guide to new ways to design and develop advanced medical devices and (II) as a reference for new developments in the field. The book's intent is to stimulate ideas for further technological enhancements and breakthroughs, which will provide alternative solutions for human healthcare applications. - 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

Table of contents

• Silicon Carbide Technology for Advanced Human Healthcare Applications
• Cover
• Title Page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• In Memoriam
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 Recent advances in SiC biomedical devices
• Chapter 2 Silicon carbide as a highly permissive surface for neural stem cells
• Chapter 3 Graphene on SiC
• Chapter 4 SiC protective coating for photovoltaic retinal prostheses
• Chapter 5 A monolithic “all-SiC” neural interface for long-term human applications
• Chapter 6 The development of a fully MRI-compatible silicon carbide neural interface
• Chapter 7 Ultrathin neural interfaces constructed from carbon and amorphous silicon carbide
• Chapter 8 A silicon carbide electrochemical sensor for glucose detection
• Chapter 9 Manufacturable biosensors based on graphene films
• Chapter 10 Antimicrobial properties of SiC nanostructures and coatings
• Index