PEEK Biomaterials Handbook

Dr. Pierfrancesco Robotti, Scientific Marketing Manager, and Dr. Gianluca Zappini, Technical Project Manager at Eurocoating S.p.A. are the authors of "Thermal Plasma Spray Deposition of Titanium and Hydroxyapatite on Polyaryletheretherketone Implants".

The paper is a chapter of "PEEK Biomaterials Handbook", edited by Elsevier. Main author is Dr. Steven. M. Kurtz, Director of Implant Research Center and Research Assistant Professor, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.

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PEEK Biomaterials Handbook
Steven M. Kurtz
306 pages
Trim Size 8 1/2 X 10 7/8 in
Copyright 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4377-4463-7

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PEEK Biomaterials Handbook

PEEK biomaterials are currently used in thousands of spinal fusion patients around the world every year. Durability, biocompatibility and excellent resistance to aggressive sterilization procedures make PEEK a polymer of choice replacing metal in orthopedic implants, from spinal implants and hip replacements to finger joints and dental implants.

This Handbook brings together experts in many different facets related to PEEK clinical performance as well as in the areas of materials science, tribology, and biology to provide a complete reference for specialists in the field of plastics, biomaterials, medical device design and surgical applications.

Steven Kurtz, author of the well respected UHMWPE Biomaterials Handbook and Director of the Implant Research Center at Drexel University, has developed a one-stop reference covering the processing and blending of PEEK, its properties and biotribology, and the expanding range of medical implants using PEEK: spinal implants, hip and knee replacement, etc.

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