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PEEK may be the manufacturing material for the next generation of 3D printed medical & dental implants In April, the 3rd International PEEK Conference was held in Washington, D.C., to showcase some of the important ongoing medical research projects involving this 3D printable polymer. PEEK has proven particularly useful in implant manufacturing. Polyetheretherketone, commonly known as PEEK, is a thermoplastic polymer that is starting to make a real impact in the 3D printing industry. It has been used to make 3D printed satellites, 3D printed car parts, and may find applications in a number of other fields as well. At this year’s International PEEK Conference, engineers, scientists, regulators, and clinicians Read more

Taking inspiration from Cicada Wing, a team of researchers from Northeastern University in Boston and Wenzhou Medical University in my country developed an infection-resistant 3D-printed orthopaedic implant using PEKK plastic. Cicadas have special shaped structures on their wings that naturally repel bacteria. By studying the wings of cicadas, the researchers found that they could use 3D printing to mimic the nanostructured surfaces on cicada wings to develop antimicrobial implants. Another important part of the study was the use of PEKK material. Oxford Performance Materials used its OsteoFab technology to create 3D printed PEKK samples, which the researchers tested in the lab with a variety of common bacteria and compared with Read more

PEEK’s molecular structure contains a large number of rigid benzene rings, so its heat resistance is very good, which can rival that of polyimide (PI), while two ether bonds and a carbonyl group provide the material with good flexibility . PEEK is expensive. Generally, domestic PEEK is several hundred yuan per kilogram, and imported PEEK is more than one thousand yuan per kilogram. The high cost of PEEK is inseparable from its outstanding performance. Compared with other resin materials, PEEK has excellent performance in high temperature resistance, mechanical properties, stability, corrosion resistance, aging resistance and peek CNC machining performance. Its main properties are summarized as follows : 1. High Temperature Read more

General-purpose plastics generally refer to polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ABS, nylon (PA), etc. , Affect the wide range of plastic varieties. Engineering plastics refer to plastics with excellent comprehensive properties that can be used as industrial components to replace metal materials. The plastic has excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance, creep resistance, electrical insulation, etc., but the price is relatively expensive and the output is relatively small. Polycarbonate (PC), polyester (PET), polyoxymethylene (POM), nylon (PA), polyphenylene ether (PPO), and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) are known as the world’s six largest engineering plastics. Special engineering plastics refer to engineering plastics with long-term use temperature above 150 ℃ and Read more

When it comes to polyetheretherketone, it is well known that if the plastic material is likened to a pyramid, PEEK is the one at the top of the tower. Polyetheretherketone resin (polyetheretherketone, PEEK resin for short) is a semi-crystalline, high-performance thermoplastic engineering plastic. PEEK has strong mechanical properties, chemical corrosion resistance, wear resistance, fatigue resistance and dimensional stability, high temperature resistance of 260 ° C, commonly used in construction machinery, aerospace products, etc. With other high temperature resistant plastics such as PI, PPS, PTFE, PPO and other high temperature resistant plastics, the upper limit of the operating temperature exceeds 50 °C. The Performance Of PEEK  First of all, PEEK has Read more