Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics for Load-Bearing Implants

Abstract

Work is currently in progress concerning two distinct groups of carbon fibre composites for orthopaedic implants. This paper will emphasize the work on carbon fibre reinforced ultra high molecular weight polyethylene for which preliminary results have been reported (Bradley and Evans, 1977). Carbon fibre reinforced epoxy will be referred to only briefly owing to publication elsewhere (Bradley et al, 1980).