Silicon Carbide Technology for Advanced Human Healthcare Applications

After over two decades of focused research and development SiC is now ready for use in the healthcare sector and Silicon Carbide for Medical Devices provides an up-to-date assessment of SiC devices for long-term human use. It explores the 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-related engineers and scientists will find this book to be very useful as both a guide to new ways to design and develop advanced medical devices and as a reference for new developments in the field which will hopefully stimulate ideas for further technological enhancements and breakthroughs. Discusses the utilization of Silicon Carbide Materials for biomedical applications Provides a logical pathway to understand why SiC is ideal for several critical applications, in particular for wearable and implantable devices for treating patients and will function 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 who are looking to identify and implement advanced engineering solutions to their everyday medical challenges that currently lack long term, cost effective solutions