title: Science and technology of biocompatible thin films for implantable biomedical devices.
abstract: This presentation focuses on reviewing research to develop two critical biocompatible film technologies to enable implantable biomedical devices, namely: 1) development of bioinert/biocompatible coatings for encapsulation of Si chips implantable in the human body (e.g., retinal prosthesis implantable in the human eye)-the coating involves a novel ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) film or hybrid biocompatible oxide/UNCD layered films; and 2) development of biocompatible films with high-dielectric constant and microfabrication process to produce energy storage super-capacitors embedded in the microchip to achieve full miniaturization for implantation into the human bodynovel Al2O3/TiO2 nanolaminates exhibit abnormally high dielectric constant to enable super-capacitors with very high-capacitance.
authors.affiliation: Argonne National Laboratory, Materials Science Division, Argonne, IL 60439, USA. whilylee@gmail.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kabius
authors.forename: Orlando
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Auciello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D020811:Biomedical Technology; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D004560:Electricity; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible