Application advantages of carbon fiber composite materials in the medical field

Carbon fiber is a high-performance structural material. It is currently used in aerospace, rail transit, automobile industry and other fields. Now some medical devices are also favored to use carbon fiber materials. In this article, Ximo composite materials will introduce carbon fiber medical devices.

Digital X-ray photography (DR) has faster imaging speed, portable operation, and better imaging resolution. Its core technology is a flat panel detector, which is composed of amorphous silicon thin film transistors, photodiode arrays and high Sensitivity cesium iodide scintillator etc. The X-ray penetration rate of the medical flat panel made of carbon fiber composite material is as high as 98%, which can not only reduce the amount of X-ray radiation, but also obtain better imaging results.

In brain surgery, the head support used to fix the patient's head is generally made of metal materials. However, the X-ray penetration rate of the metal material itself is low, which is not conducive to the imaging of brain blood vessels. The carbon fiber composite material is mainly composed of C, H, and O, and its aluminum equivalent is less than 1.0mmAL, and the imaging effect is better than that of the metal head support. Moreover, the mechanical properties of carbon fiber composites have outstanding advantages, which can ensure good bearing capacity.

The medical ambulance stretcher usually adopts a foldable design, mainly for the convenience of carrying and rescue, requiring the stretcher to be light in weight and have a good carrying capacity. The stretcher bar is divided into sections, which is convenient for medical staff to carry. After testing, it was found that a carbon fiber stretcher with a self-weight of less than 3kg can bear the weight of a patient weighing 200kg.

In addition, carbon fiber composite materials can also be used in the production of medical devices such as prosthetics, surgical robots, and wheelchairs. With the continuous development of the properties of carbon fiber composites, it is believed that the future will bring more benefits to human society.