
PEEK Biomaterials Handbook
- 2nd Edition - March 8, 2019
- Imprint: William Andrew
- Editor: Steven M. Kurtz
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 5 2 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 5 2 5 - 0
PEEK biomaterials are currently used in hundreds of thousands of spinal fusion patients around the world every year. Durability, biocompatibility, and excellent resistance to… Read more

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Request a sales quote- Presents a complete reference work covering PEEK, the leading polymer for spinal implants and a range of other biomedical applications
- Covers a range of new formulations and applications, including in-depth coverage of the additive manufacturing of PEEK
- Provides a vital source of supporting information for materials selection decisions and regulatory submissions
Plastics Engineers, Materials Engineers, Biomedical Engineers; Professionals in Spine and Orthopedic Industry and Academia, and orthopedic surgeons involved in material research and development; Teachers and Students of Biomaterials; Medical Device sector OEMs
- Edition: 2
- Published: March 8, 2019
- Imprint: William Andrew
- No. of pages: 465
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128125243
- eBook ISBN: 9780128125250
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Steven M. Kurtz
As a principle engineer at Exponent, an international engineering and scientific consulting company, his research on UHMWPE is supported by several major orthopedic manufacturers. He has funding from the National Institutes for Health to stdy UHMWPE changes after implanatation in the body, as well as to develop new computer-based tools to predict the performance of new UHMWPE materials.
Dr. Kurtz is the Director of an orthopedic implant retrieval program in Philadelphia which is affiliated with Drexel University and Thomas Jefferson University. He teaches classes on the performance of orthopedic polymers (including UHMWPE) at Drexel, Temple, and Princeton Universities.