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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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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
Part 1 - PEEK Foundations, Properties, and Behavior
1 An Overview of PEEK Biomaterials
2 Synthesis and Processing of PEEK for Surgical Implants
3 Compounds and Composite Materials
4 Morphology and Crystalline Architecture of Polyaryletherketones
5 Fracture, Fatigue, and Notch Behavior of PEEK
6 Chemical and Radiation Stability of PEEK
7 Additive Manufacturing of Polyaryletherketones
Part 2 - Bioactive PEEK Materials
8 Biocompatibility of PEEK Polymers
9 Bacterial Interactions With PEEK
10 Thermal Plasma Spray Deposition of Titanium and Hydroxyapatite on PEEK Implants
11 Surface Modification Techniques of PEEK, Including Plasma Surface Treatment
12 Bioactive Polyaryletherketone Composites
Part 3 - PEEK Applications in Medical Devices
13 Porosity in PEEK
14 Phospholipid Polymer-Grafted Poly(Ether-Ether-Ketone) by Self-Initiated Surface Grafting
15 Development and Clinical Performance of PEEK Intervertebral Cages
16 Dynamic Stabilization and Semirigid PEEK Rods for Spinal Fusion
17 Applications of Polyetheretherketone in Arthroscopy
18 Polyetheretherketone in Trauma
19 Applications of Polyetheretherketone in Craniomaxillofacial Surgical Reconstruction
20 Applications of PEEK in the Dental Field
21 Isoelastic PEEK Implants for Total Joint Replacement
22 Biologic Responses to Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Wear Particles
23 Biotribology of PAEK Bearings in Multidirectional Pin-on-Disk Testers
24 PEEK Biomaterials in Total Joint Replacement
25 PEEK-on-Ceramic Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
26 FDA Regulation of PEEK Implants
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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.