Biocompatibility of SiC for Neurological Applications

Silicon Carbide Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 209-256

  Frewin, Christopher L ^a,b   Locke, Chris ^a   Saddow, Stephen E ^a,b   Weeber, Edwin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

3C SiC; Biocompatibility; Central nervous system; Glial scarring; H4; In vitro; In vivo; Live cell atomic force microscopy; Long term implantation; MTT assay; Nanocrystalline diamond; Neuron; PC12; Silicon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882905838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385906-8.00006-4     Document Type: Chapter

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