CARBON REINFORCED PEEK FOR TRAUMA, POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE? (Orthopedics This Week)
Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, based in Thornton Cleveleys, UK, was pleased to see the latest strong showing of PEEK (polyetheretherketone) at the recent International PEEK Meeting in Washington, D.C.
According to the company’s August 29, 2017 news release, the meeting, “…highlighted the increasing adoption of PEEK implants in clinical practice as well as the material’s established position due to possible patient benefits. In particular, the potential of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK (CFR-PEEK) plates for fracture fixation became increasingly compelling; moreover, additive manufacturing was revealed as making progress in the production of PEEK polymer-based implants.”
“A wealth of research and clinical experience is confirming that PEEK polymer-based implants have an established position due to potential patient benefits and, what is more, they still offer immense development possibilities,” commented Steve Kurtz, Ph.D., Implant Research Center, Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and conference organizer. "While additive manufacturing in medical is in its infancy, we think it could revo...
