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. 2022 Jun;51(1 Suppl):246S–271S. doi: 10.1177/15280837211041771

Table 2.

Summary of organic materials with applications in biomedical devices.

Materials Properties Device component Applications
PDMS Low modulus, high dielectric strength, and low chemical reactivity Dielectric layer Pressure and oxygen sensor in blood
Substrate layer Physiological recording
PVDF Piezoelectricity Structural diaphragm Intracranial and endovascular pressure monitoring
Polyimide (PI) High heat resistance Substrate layer Intraocular and cardiovascular pressure monitoring
Structural diaphragm Intraocular pressure monitoring

PDMS: polydimethylsiloxane; PVDF: polyvinylidene fluoride.36