Composite Material For Medical Applications – History, Structure, Mechanical Properties, Advantages, Disadvantages

History Carbon fibre reinforced (CFR) polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is used in orthopedic implants that produces similar bone modulus that has the ability to withstand prolonged fatigue strain (Frank et al., 2014). During the year 1860, Joseph Swan was the first person to use carbon fibers in light bulbs. Then in 1879, Thomas Edison used bamboo silvers and baked cotton at high temperatures to a filament made of carbon-fiber that was used to…