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OXPEKK® Bioflex™

Polyetherketoneketone

Carbon Fiber Reinforcement

Supplied by Oxford Performance Materials, Inc.

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Product Description
OXPEKK ®  BioFlex™  smart  materials  are  composed  of  multiple  layers  of  continuous  carbon fibers and thermoplastic OXPEKK® resin. The fibers are orientated within the part, so that sitffness is defined by firber direction. The  isotropic  nature  of  metallic  and  conventional  polymeric  materials  are overcome, thus opening a new era of dynamic stabilization and motion preservation.

To date orthopedic implant design engineers have relied upon complex mechanical assemblies and articulting surfaces in order to preserve motion. OXPEKK® Bioflex™ introduces a new and dynamic tool for the orthopedic OEM's via the combination of smart materials and established design techniques.

OXPEKK® Bioflex™ can be supplied in oriented laminated plates of thickness 1 - 10mm up to 60cm square, semi-finished thermoformed 3D parts waterjet cut and hot-formed from oriented plates and solid unidirectional rods. Common orientations include Cross-Ply (0/90), Unidirectional, Quasi-Isotropic (-45/0/45/90), Torsional-Ply (-45/45). Parts can be readily machined on conventional equipment such as is used for other carbon fiber composites.

OXPEKK® Bioflex™ is available for long-term implants with an executed supply agreement.
General  
Material Status 
  • Commercial: Active
Availability 
  • Europe
  • North America
  
Filler / Reinforcement 
  • Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
Uses 
  • Body Implants
  • Laminates
  • Medical/Healthcare Applications
Forms 
  • Fiber
Mechanical
Nominal Value
Unit
Test Method
Tensile Modulus
     ASTM D638
-- 2
psi
  
-- 3
psi
  
Tensile Strength
     ASTM D638
-- 4
psi
  
-- 2
psi
  
-- 3
psi
  
Compressive Modulus
     ASTM D695
-- 5
psi
  
-- 6
psi
  
Compressive Strength
     ASTM D695
-- 4
psi
  
-- 5
psi
  
-- 6
psi
  
Related Terminology
Product names can be difficult to match. You may have searched any one of these terms to find this product: OXPEKK® Bioflex™, OXPEKK Bioflex, OXPEKK® , OXPEKK, OXPEKKBioflex, Bioflex™, Bioflex, Polyetherketoneketone, PEKK, Polyaryletherketone, PAEK
Uses
Uses may also be described by the following terms: Medical Applications.
Notes
1Typical properties: these are not to be construed as specifications.
290° Tensile
30° Tensile
4Open Hole
590° Compressive
60° Compressive
 
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