An Osaka Metropolitan University-led team has developed a plastic surgical field expansion plate that can help surgeons ...

Robot-assisted heart surgery usually requires an assistant at the operating table to help the surgeon insert the robot arm through a small incision.

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The plate was developed from a type of plastic called polyether ether ketone. It is generally used for medical implants and the aerospace industry. To understand its effectiveness, the team tested the ...

Learn how robotic-assisted cardiac surgery enhances precision and recovery with self-adjusting aids and improves patient outcomes.

A team of researchers from Japan has developed a device designed to assist surgeons during robot-assisted heart surgery. Typically, during such procedures, the surgeon relies on an assistant at the ...

“Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is good for reducing the elastic modulus of the implants, but its hydrophobicity can lead to poor bone integration,” he says. “We investigated how another ...

DuPont’s Delrin ® is a common polyacetal engineering resin that is also used to mold plastic parts. PEEK or polyether ether ketone is a colorless organic polymer thermoplastic. It has excellent ...

It is rugged and unusually resistant to many chemical solvents, acids, and bases. PEEK or polyether ether ketone is a colorless organic polymer thermoplastic. It has excellent mechanical and chemical ...

Aerial view of the expansive Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone in Northeast China's Jilin Province.

and are a cost-effective alternative to polyether ether ketones (PEEK) for high-speed ball bearings that have to withstand temperatures of up to 150°C. PTFE-free Stanyl® for gears and bearings ...