Biofunctional Mg coating on PEEK for improving bioactivity

High purity Mg was successfully coated on polyetheretherketone (PEEK) by vapor deposition method in order to improve the bioactivity including antibacterial property of PEEK implant. The morphology and elemental composition of the coating were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and...

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Main Authors: Xiaoming Yu, Muhammad Ibrahim, Zongyuan Liu, Huazhe Yang, Lili Tan, Ke Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-06-01
Series:Bioactive Materials
Subjects:
Mg
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X17301433