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. 2023 Sep 27;123(19):11559–11618. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00301

Table 2. Biodegradation Rates of Bioresorbable Semiconductors13,40,50,191,192.

  biodegradation mechanism biodegradation rate test environment ref
Si hydrolysis 4.5 nm·d–1 PBS (pH = 7.4) at 37 °C (13)
Poly-Si Hydrolysis 2.8 nm·d–1 PBS (pH = 7.4) at 37 °C (50)
a-Si hydrolysis 4.1 nm·d–1 PBS (pH = 7.4) at 37 °C (50)
SiO2 hydrolysis 8.2 nm·d–1 artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) (pH = 7.4) at 37 °C. (40)
Si3N4 hydrolysis 0.4 nm·d–1 PBS at 37 °C (191)
SiGe dissolution 0.1 nm·d–1 PBS (pH = 7.4) at 37 °C (192)
Ge hydrolysis 3.1 nm·d–1 PBS (pH = 7.4) at 37 °C (192)