Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 11.1
Summary of Investigations on Bioactive PEEK Composites
Structure
PAEK
Calcium Phosphate
Porosity
Years
Location
Refs.
Processing
Type Supplier
Size,
m Type Morphology vol%
Size,
m vol%
Size,
m
Properties
m
m
m
1999e2004 Nanyang,
Singapore
a
[11e15]
Compounding
þ
PEEK Victrex
450G
n/a
HA
Spray-dried
spheres
0e40
26
0
n/a
Uniaxial tension
(E, UTS,
w
(3e100)
w
injection
molding
3
f
)
uniaxial tension
(N
f
,
s
fat
, E loss)
2003e2005 Nanyang,
Singapore
a
[16e18]
Selective
laser sintering
(SLS)
PEEK Victrex
150XF
25
HA
Spray-dried
spheres
0e22
60
(90%)
70e74
n/r
Bioactivity in SBF,
fibroblast adhesion
<
2005e2009 Nanyang,
Singapore
a
[19,20]
Cold press
þ
PEEK Victrex
150XF
25
HA
Spray-dried
spheres
0e40
n/r
0
n/a
UTS, UCS,
bioactivity in SBF,
OB adhesion
w
sintering
2006
Erlangen,
Germany
b
[21]
Compounding
þ
PEEK Victrex
450G
n/a
b
-TCP
w
Equiaxed
0e22
<
63
(98%)
w
0
n/a
Uniaxial tension
(E, UTS), OB
proliferation
injection
molding
2006
epresent
Erlangen,
Germany
b
[21e24]
SLS
PEEK Victrex
150PF
50
(5e110)
b
-TCP
Equiaxed
4
63
(98%)
n/r
n/r
OB culture; swine
cranial defect
histology and PS
w
<
2007
epresent
Notre
Dame,
USA
c
[25e27]
Compression
molding
PEEK Victrex
150XF
25
cdHA Whiskers
0e50
22
3
0
n/a
Uniaxial tension
(E, UTS,
w
w
3
f
),
ultrasound (C
ij
),
four-point bending
(N
f
,
s
fat
, E loss)
(Continued)
