Modification of the cell adhesion and hydrophilic characteristics of poly(ether-ether-ketone) by 172-nm Xenon excimer radiation | Zendy

Yukimasa Okada | Zendy; Takayuki Furumatsu | Zendy; Shinichi Miyazawa | Zendy; Masataka Fujii | Zendy; Hidenori Takahashi | Zendy; Hiroomi Kimura | Zendy; Toshifumi Ozaki | Zendy; Nobuhiro Abe | Zendy

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Modification of the cell adhesion and hydrophilic characteristics of poly(ether-ether-ketone) by 172-nm Xenon excimer radiation

Author(s) -

Yukimasa Okada,

Takayuki Furumatsu,

Shinichi Miyazawa,

Masataka Fujii,

Hidenori Takahashi,

Hiroomi Kimura,

Toshifumi Ozaki,

Nobuhiro Abe

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

bio-medical materials and engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1878-3619

pISSN - 0959-2989

DOI - 10.3233/bme-151267

Subject(s) - peek , contact angle , materials science , adhesion , irradiation , ether , polyether ether ketone , scanning electron microscope , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer chemistry , surface modification , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , polymer , physics , nuclear physics , engineering

Poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) has biomechanical and chemical properties that are excellent for biomedical applications; however, PEEK adhesion to bone or chondral tissue proceeds slowly due to poor hydrophilicity and other surface characteristics.

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