Developments of PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) as a biomedical material: A focused review

S Verma, N Sharma, S Kango, S Sharma - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review study highlights the progress of PEEK and its composite materials in
biomedical applications. Various domain areas such as dentistry, knee implants, spine …

Total knee arthroplasty application of polyetheretherketone and carbon-fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone: A review

YG Koh, KM Park, JA Lee, JH Nam, HY Lee… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and carbon-fiber-reinforced PEEK (CFR-PEEK) have been
successfully used in the field of orthopedic implants. The polymers PEEK and CFR-PEEK …

3D printed porous PEEK created via fused filament fabrication for osteoconductive orthopaedic surfaces

H Spece, T Yu, AW Law, M Marcolongo… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to its unique and advantageous material properties, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is an
attractive biomaterial for implantable devices. Though concerns exist regarding PEEK for …

Conducting polyetheretherketone nanocomposites with an electrophoretically deposited bioactive coating for bone tissue regeneration and multimodal therapeutic …

M He, C Zhu, H Xu, D Sun, C Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The use of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has grown exponentially in the biomedical field in
recent decades because of its outstanding biomechanical properties. However, its lack of …

Super tough graphene oxide reinforced polyetheretherketone for potential hard tissue repair applications

M He, X Chen, Z Guo, X Qiu, Y Yang, C Su… - … Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Biocompatible polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a favorable material for hard tissue repair
due to its similar elastic modulus to that of the human bone. In this work, graphene oxide …

[HTML][HTML] Decreased stress shielding with a PEEK femoral total knee prosthesis measured in validated computational models

L de Ruiter, K Rankin, M Browne, A Briscoe… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to their high stiffness, metal femoral implants in total knee arthroplasty may cause stress
shielding of the peri-prosthetic bone, which can lead to loss of bone stock. Using a polymer …

[HTML][HTML] Wear and Friction of UHMWPE-on-PEEK OPTIMA™

RM Cowie, A Briscoe, J Fisher, LM Jennings - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2019 - Elsevier
PEEK-OPTIMA™ is being considered as an alternative bearing material to cobalt chrome in
the femoral component of total knee replacement to provide a metal-free implant. The aim of …

Wear mechanism and debris analysis of PEEK as an alternative to CoCrMo in the femoral component of total knee replacement

X Zhang, T Zhang, K Chen, H Xu, C Feng, D Zhang - Friction, 2023 - Springer
The polyetheretherketone (PEEK)-highly cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), all-polymer
knee prosthesis has excellent prospects for replacing the traditional metal/ceramic …

[HTML][HTML] Peek polymer in orthodontics: A pilot study on children

G Ierardo, V Luzzi, M Lesti, I Vozza… - Journal of clinical and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of the study has been making the orthodontic space maintainers in PEEK
polymer (Polyetheretherketone) through a digital workflow. New digital technologies are …

Stress and strain distribution in femoral heads for hip resurfacing arthroplasty with different materials: A finite element analysis

D Vogel, M Wehmeyer, M Kebbach, H Heyer… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Femoral bone loss due to stress and strain shielding is a common problem in hip resurfacing
arthroplasty (HRA), which arises from the different stiffness of implant materials and the …