Quality Characteristics and Clinical Relevance of In-House 3D-Printed Customized Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Implants for Craniofacial Reconstruction

Quality Characteristics and Clinical Relevance of In-House 3D-Printed Customized Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Implants for Craniofacial Reconstruction

Additive manufacturing (AM) of patient-specific implants (PSIs) is gradually moving towards in-house or point-of-care (POC) manufacturing. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been used in cranioplasty cases as a reliable alternative to other alloplastic materials. As only a few fused filament fabricatio...

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Main Authors: Neha Sharma, Soheila Aghlmandi, Shuaishuai Cao, Christoph Kunz, Philipp Honigmann, Florian M. Thieringer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
additive manufacturing
3D printing
craniofacial
customized
dimensional accuracy
fused filament fabrication
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/9/2818

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