A Novel Approach for Assessing the Fatigue Behavior of PEEK in a Physiologically Relevant Environment

In recent years, the need of surgical procedures has continuously increased and, therefore, researchers and clinicians are broadly focusing on the development of new biocompatible materials. Among them, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has gained wide interest in load-bearing applications due to its yiel...

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Main Authors: Mirco Peron, Jan Torgersen, Filippo Berto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/10/1923