Measuring Cytokine Secretion In Living Tissues and Organs

3 MEASURING CYTOKINE SECRETION IN LIVING TISSUES AND ORGANS 

4 CREATING A BIOCOMPATIBLE TISSUE -DEVICE INTERFACE ADVANTAGES OF SiC 

A semi-permeable membrane will shield sensor elements from mechanical trauma, and from the harsh environment of the tissue, including attack from cells and their reactive oxygen species, and protein and platelet deposition (biofouling). 

Many semiconductor materials in various forms have been tested for biocompatibility and also compared with traditionally implanted materials such as titanium. We have reviewed this work previously [14]. 

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