VESTAKEEP® PEEK - High-performance polyether ether ketone materials for medical applications

As the technology leader for high-performance polymers, we supply polyether ether ketone molding materials for the medical sector. Our VESTAKEEP® grades for implants, dental applications and medical devices are changing standards for medical technology applications due to their outstanding biocompatibility and biostability.

VESTAKEEP® PEEK - NEXT GENERATION medical MATERIAL with strong features

Polyether ether ketone has been used in medical implant applications for years. VESTAKEEP® PEEK is the latest product line meeting the unmet needs in these medical applications.

Main characteristics of VESTAKEEP® PEEK

  • excellent biocompatability
  • resistance to all common used sterilization methods
  • high gamma radiation resistance
  • excellent fatigue properties
  • unique ductility characteristics
  • mechanical properties close to cortical bone
  • high chemical resistance
  • high resistance to desinfection and sanitizing agents
  • very good resistance to wear
  • high dimensional stability
  • excellent biostability
  • high creep resistance
  • good electrical insulation properties
  • good thermal insulation properties

High performance for various medical application areas

Due to its impressive properties, VESTAKEEP® PEEK biomaterials can be used in a number of different medical application areas, such as:

Four VESTAKEEP® PEEK grades for best performance in medical implants, dental applications and medical equipment

We offer PEEK solutions for long term implantable medical devices (implant-Grade), for permanent mucous membrane contact (Dental-grade) and for short time contact to human blood, tissue or bone for up to 30 days (Care-Grade).

  • VESTAKEEP® Implant
    Long term - especially designed for long term implantable medical devices
  • VESTAKEEP® Fusion
    Our PEEK solution with biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) as functional additive for osteoconductive properties and accelerated bone healing
  • VESTAKEEP® Dental
    Permanent mucous membrane contact - especially designed for removable and fixed dentures, crowns and bridges
  • VESTAKEEP® Care
    Short time contact to human blood, tissue or bone for up to 30 days – especially designed for medical equipment

VESTAKEEP® Implant

VESTAKEEP®
Form
Viscosity
Color
Processing
i2 G
granules
standard
natural
unreinforced resin for injection molding
i4 G 
granules
high
natural
unreinforced resin for injection molding and extrusion
i5 G 
granules
very high
natural
unreinforced resin for extrusion
i4 R 
rods
high
natural
turning+milling
i5 R 
rods
very high
natural
turning+milling
i4 PL 
plates
high
natural
turning+milling
iC4506 G
granules
high
natural
X-ray opaque resin for injection molding and extrusion
iC4506 R
rods
high
natural
X-ray opaque material for turning and milling

VESTAKEEP® Fusion

VESTAKEEP® 

Form

Viscosity

Color

Processing

iC4800

VESTAKEEP® Dental

VESTAKEEP® 
Form
Viscosity
Color
Processing
D4 G 
granules
high
natural
can be processed by common melt processing techniques like injection molding and extrusion
DC4420 G 
granules
high
white pigmented
can be processed by common melt processing techniques like injection molding and extrusion
DC4450 G 
granules
high
tooth-colored 
can be processed by common melt processing techniques like injection molding and extrusion
DC4470 G 
granules
high
gingiva-colored 
can be processed by common melt processing techniques like injection molding and extrusion
D4 R 
rods
high
natural
turning + milling / modern digital solution like CAD/CAM
DC4420 R 
rods
high
white pigmented
turning + milling / modern digital solution like CAD/CAM
DC4450 R 
rods
high
tooth-colored 
turning + milling / modern digital solution like CAD/CAM
DC4470 R 
rods
high
gingiva-colored 
turning + milling / modern digital solution like CAD/CAM

VESTAKEEP® Care

VESTAKEEP® 
Form
Viscosity
Color
Processing
M20 G 
granules
standard
natural
unreinforced polyether ether ketone for injection molding
M33 G-HP 
granules
medium
natural, high-purity
unreinforced polyether ether ketone for injection molding and extrusion, film extrusion, small diameter tubes
M40 G 
granules
high
natural
unreinforced polyether ether ketone for injection molding and extrusion
M40 R 
rods
high
natural
unreinforced polyether ether ketone for turning+milling

ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY

Our Environment, Safety, Health and Quality (ESHQ) Values set out our commitments in these areas. Together with more detailed guidelines and procedures, they form a binding framework. The ESHQ Values define protection of people and the environment as central elements of our activities. We strive for a steady improvement in our ESHQ performance.

Our ESHQ Values form the basis for policies and objectives which are used to manage ESHQ throughout the Evonik Group. The legal conformity of these regulations was validated by an external appraisal in 2009.
Evonik is committed to the global Responsible Care initiative, and we constantly strive to improve our performance in health, safety, the environment and product stewardship. At the start of 2006 we signed the chemical industry's Responsible Care Global Charter.

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