Author(s)

Marius Behnecke, Svea Petersen^*

Laboratory for Chemistry and Surface Modification, Hochschule Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, Osnabrück, Germany.

In order to enhance promising properties of polyethertherketone (PEEK) for biomedical application, we evaluate two different strategies for the provision of PEEK with a drug delivery system at the example of the model drug chlorhexidine diacetate. On one hand we discuss the deposition of a biodegradable polymeric drug-release coating, based on well-established poly(L-lactide) (PLLA), on PEEK and on the other hand the modification of PEEK via sulfonation and its subsequent drug loading. Results are compared to pure PLLA-associated drug delivery systems and limits and perspectives are shown.

Polyethertherketone, Drug Chlorhexidine

Behnecke, M. and Petersen, S. (2020) Establishment of PEEK-Associated Drug Delivery Systems—Limits and Perspectives. Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 8, 32-41. doi: 10.4236/msce.2020.810004.