Biomaterial Database

Gallium arsenide. 1986

R J Harrison

The demand for high-speed devices for a variety of communications and military purposes has resulted in a growing interest in alternatives to silicon, with particular attention to compounds of groups 3 to 5 on the periodic table. Gallium arsenide has proved to be an ideal substrate material for some uses but is associated with unique health hazards.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004781	Environmental Exposure	The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.	Exposure, Environmental,Environmental Exposures,Exposures, Environmental
D004784	Environmental Monitoring	The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.	Monitoring, Environmental,Environmental Surveillance,Surveillance, Environmental
D005708	Gallium	A rare, metallic element designated by the symbol, Ga, atomic number 31, and atomic weight 69.72.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001151	Arsenic	A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)	Arsenic-75,Arsenic 75
D001152	Arsenicals	Inorganic or organic compounds that contain arsenic.	Arsenic Compounds,Compounds, Arsenic
D012666	Semiconductors	Materials that have a limited and usually variable electrical conductivity. They are particularly useful for the production of solid-state electronic devices.	Semiconductor