Study of Dielectric Characteristics of Forsterite-Based Medical Implant

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an easy and faster way to prepare forsterite (${\text {Mg}}_{2}{\text {SiO}}_{4}$)-based bio-material for preparing medical implants. In particular, we use the sol-gel method to prepare the forsterite-based bio-material. Next, we use scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to characterize the morphology of the prepared forsterite. For the elemental composition of the prepared forsterite powder, we use the Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) technique. The characterization shows that the prepared bio-material is porous, and the EDX analysis confirmed the formation of forsterite powder. Furthermore, for the prepared implant bio-material, we also examine the dielectric properties (such as dielectric constant, dielectric loss, alternating current conductivity, and loss tangent) and the variation of the dielectric properties with frequency (200 MHz–20 GHz) at room temperature. Finally, the analysis shows that forsterite can be a potential bio-material in medical implants.