Engineering Better PEEK Polymer Spinal Implants With Bioactive …

Engineering Better PEEK Polymer Spinal Implants With Bioactive …, Science World Report, Feb. 20, 2013. NC State researchers have succeeded in coating polymer implants with a calcium phosphate that bonds well with bone, which could improve the success rate of spinal implants made with high-performance polymers called PEEK. Afsaneh Rabiei, mechanical and aerospace engineering, featured.