Silicon carbide: A versatile material for biosensor applications

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 353-368

  Oliveros, Alexandra ^a   Guiseppi Elie, Anthony ^b,c   Saddow, Stephen E ^a,d  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clemson University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biointerfaces; Biomaterial; Biosensors; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

BIOINTERFACES; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOSENSOR APPLICATIONS; CRITICAL PROPERTIES; INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS; MICRO-DEVICE FABRICATION; SILICON CARBIDES (SIC); SUBSTRATE MATERIAL;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SILICON CARBIDE;

BIOSENSORS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOFOULING; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CARBON COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; CONDUCTOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DEVICES; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84879695502     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: 15728781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-013-9742-3     Document Type: Article

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