In this Technical Note, we describe a method of mini-open long head biceps subpectoral tenodesis. The implant used is a threadless expanding PEEK (polyether ether ketone) interference device that fixes the biceps tendon in a drill hole in the humerus under the inferior border of the pectoralis major tendon. The diameter of the drill hole varies between 6 and 8 mm depending on the width of the t...

The use of composite materials is growing more and more every day in several applications. The arrangement or orientation of the fibers relative to one another have a significant influence on the strength and other properties of fiber reinforced composites. Thus, evaluation techniques are needed for measuring material fiber orientation. In this work Infrared Thermography is employed to assess t...

Proton transfer in polymer electrolyte membrane is an essential mechanism fuel cell (PEMFC). The development of PEM mostly relies on modification with proton conductive species followed by casting. This brings the random existence to result a limit conductivity. present work proposes alignment species, i.e., donor and acceptor chains, through surface-initiated polymerization so that proceeds ef...

A low cost cation exchange membrane to be used in a specific bioelectrochemical system has been developed using poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK). This material is presented as an alternative to current commercial ion exchange membranes that have been primarily designed for fuel cell applications. To increase the hydrophilicity and ion transport of the PEEK material, charged groups are introduced...

Electrically conductive polymers reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have generated a great deal of scientific and industrial interest in the last few years. Advanced thermoplastic composites made of three different weight percentages (8%, 9%, and 10%) of multiwalled CNTs and polyether ether ketone (PEEK) were prepared by shear mixing process. The temperature- and pressure-dependent electri...

Carbon-fiber reinforced composites are widely used in the industry. One of the key features regarding their quality and usefulness is related to the fiber orientation and contend. One technique that is used to test this kind of material is Infrared Thermography (IT). In this paper it is presented a technique based on diode-laser spot heating to measure fiber orientation on the surface of a carb...