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Description Author: Steven M. Kurtz ISBN 978-1-4377-4463-7 306 pages Summary 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...
Description Author: M.C. Hough and R. Dolbey ISBN 978-1-85957-058-6Published: 1995 Pages 414 Summary The properties and processability of plastics materials are subject to a number of influences. Factors such as a chemical constitution, molecular weight and degree of crystallinity are clearly of primary importance, but they do not tell the whole story. Commercial grades of plastics...
Description Author: M.C. Hough and R. Dolbey ISBN 978-1-85957-092-0 Published: 1998Pages 500 Summary Each material has been assigned a comparative ranking value for each of the properties. These range from Excellent to Very Poor and Not Applicable. 62 properties are covered, in 4 categories: General and electrical; including shrinkage, warpage, hydrolytic stability, UV weathering and material...