Beschreibung
This book illustrate the study and development of bioactive electrodes to apply in piezoelectric sensors for biomedical applications, respectively in internal orthopedic prosthesis. These electrodes are composed by Titanium doped with Silver and Gold. Titanium, being widely known for its biocompatibility, serves as electrical conductor, Silver acts as antibacterial agent and Gold is used to induce Silver ionization due to the formation of a galvanic pair, once the antibacterial effect is achieved by Silver ions. These electrodes were deposited on piezoelectric polymer, assembling a sensor capable of detecting anomalies, in real time, related to the implementation of prosthetic devices inside the human body. The objective is to produce biocompatible and antibacterial electrodes without compromising the electrical conductivity. Along the literature the reader can find a state of the art related to this matter as well as the main results of the physical, chemical, electrical and structural characterization performed in this study.
Autorenporträt
Filipa Monteiro graduated in materials science and engineering at Minho University, Guimarães Portugal, in 2012.She was a research at GRF (Functional Coatings Group) from 2009 to 2012 and ESM (Electroactive Smart Materials), since 2011 to 2012 at Minho University. Her work is focused in the area of smart prosthetic devices.
