Amorphous and crystalline polyetheretherketone: Mechanical properties and tissue reactions during a 3-year follow-up

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 377-383

  Nieminen, Tuomo ^a   Kallela, Ilkka ^b   Wuolijoki, Erkki ^c   Kainulainen, Heikki ^d   Hiidenheimo, Ilmari ^e   Rantala, Immo ^f  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^e VetAgro Ltd   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Crystallinity; Mechanical properties; Polyetheretherketone

Indexed keywords

PEEK PLATES; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TISSUE REACTIONS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; KETONES; REACTION KINETICS; TISSUE;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

KETONE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERKETONE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EOSINOPHILS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; INFLAMMATION; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KETONES; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SHEEP; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 38049013893     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31310     Document Type: Article

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