Notes from Dr. Stephen E. Saddow's presentation, "Silicon Carbide Biomedical Technology for Bone Implants, Stents and Brain-Machine Interfaces". Electrical Engineering Department Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology University of South Florida Abstract: Amorphous silicon carbide (SiC) has been used for several years as a non-biofouling coating in biomedical devices such as coronary stents and bone implants. However, up to recently, the biocompatibility of single crystal SiC,...
