Polymer Issues in Orthopaedic Implants

Dear Colleagues,

There are many issues related to absorbable and non-absorbable polymer implants in orthopaedic applications. Typical issues on wear particles caused by bone osteolysis have been paid special attention in the past few decades, especially on the UHMWPE used in orthopaedic joint reconstruction implants. Another typical application is in resorbable implants for fixation. The low strength level required to induce implant instability and an uncontrolled degradation rate leading to implant failure and adverse infection has been a dilemma for orthopaedic applications for many years. This Special Issue would like to invite researchers to address these two big issues and try to contribute to the orthopaedic industry to solve the implant development issues on these very interesting and important topics.

Prof. Dr. Cheng-Kung Cheng
Guest Editor

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