Multifunctional antimicrobial materials: From rational design to biomedical applications

S Duan, R Wu, YH **ong, HM Ren, C Lei… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Though the history of mankind, we are strongly fighting with infected diseases that are
induced by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other pathogens. Although a variety of medicines …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to improve bioactive and antibacterial properties of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for use as orthopedic implants

Z Zheng, P Liu, X Zhang, X Zou, X Mei, S Zhang… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has gradually become the mainstream material for preparing
orthopedic implants due to its similar elastic modulus to human bone, high strength …

Modification of polyetheretherketone implants: From enhancing bone integration to enabling multi-modal therapeutics

M He, Y Huang, H Xu, G Feng, L Liu, Y Li, D Sun… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a popular thermoplastic material widely used in engineering
applications due to its favorable mechanical properties and stability at high temperatures …

A meta-analysis review of the effect of Zn-doped synthetic polymer materials on bone regeneration

S Jiang, Y Zhang, F Alsaikhan, AT Jalil, MK Gol… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Using the alternative compounds, such as ceramics, metals, natural and
synthetic polymers, and their combination was mentioned for the bone regeneration. Many …

3D printing of PEEK–cHAp scaffold for medical bone implant

BI Oladapo, SA Zahedi, SO Ismail… - Bio-Design and …, 2021 - Springer
The major drawback associated with PEEK implants is their biologically inert surface, which
caused unsatisfactory cellular response and poor adhesion between the implants and …

Nanoarchitectonics beyond perfect order–not quite perfect but quite useful

L Cao, Y Huang, B Parakhonskiy, AG Skirtach - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoarchitectonics, like architectonics, allows the design and building of structures, but at
the nanoscale. Unlike those in architectonics, and even macro-, micro-, and atomic-scale …

Bioinspired modifications of PEEK implants for bone tissue engineering

X Gu, X Sun, Y Sun, J Wang, Y Liu, K Yu… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been increasingly employed as an
implant material in clinical applications. Although PEEK is biocompatible, chemically stable …

Dimensional-dependent antibacterial behavior on bioactive micro/nano polyetheretherketone (PEEK) arrays

S Mo, B Mehrjou, K Tang, H Wang, K Huo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a biocompatible polymer but the poor bacteria resistance
and bioactivity have hampered its wider application to orthopedics. Inspired by the natural …

Enhancing ZnO-NP antibacterial and osteogenesis properties in orthopedic applications: a review

Y Li, Y Yang, Y Qing, R Li, X Tang… - International journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Prosthesis-associated infections and aseptic loosening are major causes of implant failure.
There is an urgent need to improve the antibacterial ability and osseointegration of …

Surface modifications of high-performance polymer polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to improve its biological performance in dentistry

B Pidhatika, VT Widyaya, PC Nalam, YA Swasono… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review focuses on polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a synthetic
thermoplastic polymer, for applications in dentistry. As a high-performance polymer, PEEK is …