I need to know if substrate material of a printed circuit board ( PCB ) is bio-compatible? Really, I want to fabricate a biosensor on a PCB substrate and I need to ensure biocompatibility of the substrate material.
Hi Ashoorirad, I do not think PCB is bio-compatible enough to be implanted directly. From my understanding of electronics, PCB fabrication involves the use of fiberglass epoxy resin with a copper foil besides PCB goes through lot of chemical treatment none of these methods were for bio-implant friendly. Flexible electronics are on another avenue u could focus on, designing flexible implant using a biocompatibile polymer matrix and use circuit connections fabricated from biologically non reactive materials (conductive carbon inks, silver or gold) could be bit more logical. Hope this helps, Best.