Improving long-term medical implants: better mechanical performance with 3D printable carbon-fiber reinforced PEEK filaments

Smart biomaterials, due to their innate adaptability to ever-changing stimuli, are becoming increasingly used for better patient-specific care in the medical world. Applications are especially common in the field of long-term medical implants, where the chosen material needs to have outstanding biocompatibility, biostability, and sterilizability.