TY - JOUR
T1 - Improved tribological performance of PEEK polymers by application of diamond-like carbon coatings
AU - KTomaszewski, P.
AU - Pei, Yutao
AU - Verkerke, Bart
AU - Hosson, Jeff De
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Overall high mechanical strength, an elastic modulus comparable to bone and low cost make polyetheretherketone (PEEK) an interesting biomaterial. However, high friction coefficient (CoF) and wear restrict its orthopaedic use to non-articulating applications. A solution might be offered by diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings, which recently were applied to flexible, rubber-like material. This study aimed to examine if a DLC-coating can improve the tribological performance of the sliding interface between Ti6Al4V alloy and pure, carbon-fibre-reinforced PEEK polymers.
AB - Overall high mechanical strength, an elastic modulus comparable to bone and low cost make polyetheretherketone (PEEK) an interesting biomaterial. However, high friction coefficient (CoF) and wear restrict its orthopaedic use to non-articulating applications. A solution might be offered by diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings, which recently were applied to flexible, rubber-like material. This study aimed to examine if a DLC-coating can improve the tribological performance of the sliding interface between Ti6Al4V alloy and pure, carbon-fibre-reinforced PEEK polymers.
UR - https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/improved-tribological-performance-of-peek-polymers-by-application-of-diamondlike-carbon-coatings(6de949fc-efd2-451a-83ab-bddbe76d5585).html
M3 - Meeting Abstract
SN - 1473-2262
VL - 27
JO - European cells & materials
JF - European cells & materials
T2 - Where Science meets Clinics 2013
Y2 - 5 September 2013 through 7 September 2013
ER -