Journal
JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
Volume 125, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104928
Keywords
Bone augmentation; Guided tissue regeneration; Membranes; Polyetheretherketone; PEEK
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The study evaluated how different thicknesses of PEEK influence mechanical properties under flexure and tension, with 1.0 mm thick samples showing higher values in elastic limit and conventional deflection in flexural strength test. Tensile strength test did not show significant difference in elastic limit, but 1.0 mm thick PEEK received significantly higher maximum value at fracture.
In order to determine a suitable thickness of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for manufacturing of surgical membranes, the purpose was to evaluate how different thicknesses of PEEK influence the mechanical properties under flexure and tension. In total 20 specimens in PEEK with two different thicknesses, 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm were fabricated and tested in a three-point flexural strength test and tensile strength test (n = 5 specimens). Statistical analysis was done with non-parametric Mann-Whitney test with level of significance alpha = 0.05, for both material tests, respectively. The 1.0 mm-thick samples resulted in higher values in elastic limit and conventional deflection (Sc-value) in the flexural strength test compared to 0.5 mm-thick samples. In the tensile strength test, the results did not show any significant difference in elastic limit depending on the thickness evaluated. However, PEEK with thickness of 1.0 mm received significantly higher maximum value at fracture. Within the limitations of this study, PEEK with a thickness of 0.5 mm-1.0 mm shows mechanical properties that are appropriate thickness and can meet the complex demands for dimensioning of surgical membranes.
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