Porous silicon in practice : preparation, characterization and applications / by Michael J. Sailor.

Front Matter -- Fundamentals of Porous Silicon Preparation -- Preparation of Micro-, Meso-, and Macro-Porous Silicon Layers -- Preparation of Spatially Modulated Porous Silicon Layers -- Freestanding Porous Silicon Films and Particles -- Characterization of Porous Silicon -- Chemistry of Porous Silicon -- Appendix A1. Etch Cell Engineering Diagrams and Schematics -- Appendix A2. Safety Precautions When Working with Hydrofluoric Acid -- Appendix A3. Gas Dosing Cell Engineering Diagrams and Schematics -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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By means of electrochemical treatment, crystalline silicon can be permeated with tiny, nanostructured pores that entirely change the characteristics and properties of the material. One prominent example of this can be seen in the interaction of porous silicon with living cells, which can be totally unwilling to settle on smooth silicon surfaces but readily adhere to porous silicon, giving rise to great hopes for suchfuture applications as programmable drug delivery or advanced, braincontrolled prosthetics. Porous silicon research is active in the fieldsof sensors, tissue engineering.