SiC for Biomedical Applications

Abstract:

Silicon carbide is a well-known wide-band gap semiconductor traditionally used in power electronics and solid-state lighting due to its extremely low intrinsic carrier concentration and high thermal conductivity. What is only recently being discovered is that it possesses excellent compatibility within the biological world. Since publication of the first edition of Silicon Carbide Biotechnology: A Biocompatible Semiconductor for Advanced Biomedical Devices and Applications five years ago [1], significant progress has been made on numerous research and development fronts. In this paper three very promising developments are briefly highlighted – progress towards the realization of a continuous glucose monitoring system, implantable neural interfaces made from free-standing 3C-SiC, and a custom-made low-power ‘wireless capable’ four channel neural recording chip for brain-machine interface applications.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 858)
• Pages: 1010-1014
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.858.1010
• Online since: May 2016
• Authors: Stephen E. Saddow, Christopher L. Frewin, Fabiola Araujo Cespedes, Marioa Gazziro, Evans Bernadin, Sylvia Thomas
• Keywords: Biosensor, Biotechnology, Glucose, Neural Interface

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