Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application
This topical review describes the salient results of recent research on silicon nitride, a ceramic material with unique properties. The outcome of this ongoing research strongly encourages the use of monolithic silicon nitride and coatings as contemporary and future biomaterial for a variety of medi...
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| description | This topical review describes the salient results of recent research on silicon nitride, a ceramic material with unique properties. The outcome of this ongoing research strongly encourages the use of monolithic silicon nitride and coatings as contemporary and future biomaterial for a variety of medical applications. Crystallographic structure, the synthesis and processing of monolithic structures and coatings, as well as examples of their medical applications that relate to spinal, orthopedic and dental implants, bone grafts and scaffolds, platforms for intelligent synthetic neural circuits, antibacterial and antiviral particles and coatings, optical biosensors, and nano-photonic waveguides for sophisticated medical diagnostic devices are all covered in the research reviewed herein. The examples provided convincingly show that silicon nitride is destined to become a leader to replace titanium and other entrenched biomaterials in many fields of medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3957667f4731474899650ee05506c33d2023-11-21T18:22:40ZengMDPI AGCeramics2571-61312021-05-014220822310.3390/ceramics4020016Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical ApplicationRobert B. Heimann0Am Stadtpark 2A, D-02826 Görlitz, GermanyThis topical review describes the salient results of recent research on silicon nitride, a ceramic material with unique properties. The outcome of this ongoing research strongly encourages the use of monolithic silicon nitride and coatings as contemporary and future biomaterial for a variety of medical applications. Crystallographic structure, the synthesis and processing of monolithic structures and coatings, as well as examples of their medical applications that relate to spinal, orthopedic and dental implants, bone grafts and scaffolds, platforms for intelligent synthetic neural circuits, antibacterial and antiviral particles and coatings, optical biosensors, and nano-photonic waveguides for sophisticated medical diagnostic devices are all covered in the research reviewed herein. The examples provided convincingly show that silicon nitride is destined to become a leader to replace titanium and other entrenched biomaterials in many fields of medicine.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/4/2/16silicon nitridestructurepropertiesprocessingcoatingsspinal implants |
| spellingShingle | Robert B. Heimann Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application Ceramics silicon nitride structure properties processing coatings spinal implants |
| title | Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application |
| title_full | Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application |
| title_fullStr | Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application |
| title_short | Silicon Nitride, a Close to Ideal Ceramic Material for Medical Application |
| title_sort | silicon nitride a close to ideal ceramic material for medical application |
| topic | silicon nitride structure properties processing coatings spinal implants |
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