a biocompatible semiconductor for advanced biomedical devices and applications /
[edited by] Stephen E. Saddow
1st ed
Waltham, MA :
Elsevier,
2012
xvi, 479 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
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 technolgy -- 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