Aysha Arif, Zainab Haji and Robia Ghafoor* Author Affiliations Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan Received: May 23, 2022 | Published: June 01, Corresponding author: Ghafoor, BDS, FCPS (Operative Dentistry & Endodontics), Assistant Professor Karachi, DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2022.44.007023

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was reinforced with 0-50 vol% hydroxyapatite (HA) whiskers using a novel powder processing and compression molding technique which enabled uniform mixing at high whisker content. Texture analysis showed that viscous flow during compression molding produced a preferred orientation of whiskers along the specimen tensile axis. Consequently, the elastic modulus or ultima...