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ArticleJournal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials2025

Hybrid-manufactured silicon nitride coated CFR-PEKK: A candidate biomaterial for trauma plate applications?

Arjun Sharma, James A Smith, Michael A Kurtz, Tabitha Derr, Paul M DeSantis, Ryan M Bock, Steven M Kurtz

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Article in Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Arjun SharmaImplant Research Core, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: arjun.sharma@drexel.edu.
James A SmithImplant Research Core, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Michael A KurtzImplant Research Core, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Tabitha DerrImplant Research Core, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Paul M DeSantisImplant Research Core, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ryan M BockSINTX Technologies, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Steven M KurtzImplant Research Core, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Funding

Development and Pre-Clinical Testing of Antimicrobial PEKK/Silicon Nitride Trauma Plates with Carbon Fiber ReinforcementR41AR082266 · NIAMS · SINTX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · PI BOCK, RYAN · 2022 to 2022
$276k
NIAMS NIH HHS R41 AR082266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Continuous carbon fiber-reinforced polyetherketoneketone (CCF-PEKK) is a thermoplastic composite with properties suitable for trauma plate applications (elastic modulus, strength, radiolucency, and inertness). However, components manufactured by fused filament fabrication (FFF) often display non-uniform (anisotropic) mechanical properties and contain microstructural voids. To address these limitations, we investigated a hybrid-manufacturing approach, combining FFF with continuous carbon fiber reinforcement followed by uniaxial compression molding. Here, we asked: 1. Can layup orientation be tuned to replicate the mechanical stiffness of cortical bone in flexion? 2.) How does the structure of the different layups influence fracture behavior? and 3.) Do silicon nitride (Si

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Biocompatible MaterialsBone PlatesCarbon FiberCoated Materials, BiocompatibleKetonesMechanical PhenomenaPolyethylene GlycolsSilicon CompoundsBenzophenonesMaterials TestingPolymersBenzophenonesBiocompatible MaterialsCarbon FiberCoated Materials, BiocompatibleKetonespolyetheretherketonePolyethylene GlycolsPolymersSilicon Compoundssilicon nitrideCarbon-fiber-reinforced-polyetherketoneketoneCCF-PEKKFlexural testingFused filament fabricationTrauma plates

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PMID40706129
PMCPMC12357486

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