Biomechanical and bioactivity concepts of polyetheretherketone composites for use in orthopedic implants - A review

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 3689-3702

  Abdullah, Mohamed Ruslan ^a   Goharian, Amirhossein ^a,b   Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq ^a   Wahit, Mat Uzir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b RandD Department   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

bioactivity; biomechanical; orthopedic implants; polyetheretherketone

Indexed keywords

ALLOY STEEL; BIOMECHANICS; POLYETHER ETHER KETONES; POLYETHYLENES; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM ALLOYS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICAL; CLINICAL OUTCOME; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; PEEK COMPOSITES; PLATING SYSTEMS; POLYETHERETHERKETONE COMPOSITES; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

BIOACTIVITY;

POLYETHERETHERKETONE; BIOMATERIAL; KETONE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MATERIAL COATING; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; REVIEW; SPINE IMPLANT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; KETONES; ORTHOPEDICS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 84942828773     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35480     Document Type: Review

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