Medical implants replace dysfunctional or missing body parts to maintain physiological functions. The associated market is growing by 4%/year. However, the key factor restraining the market is high implant costs. In this view, PEEK and CRF-PEEK due to biocompatibility, mechanical properties similar to that of bone and radiolucency, are increasingly used instead of metals. But, these biomaterials are bionert inducing a very limited osseointegration, which is THE expectation for bone implants.

Le projet REBOOT 3D développe des implants en composites Bioverre-PLA réalisés par fabrication additive pour la chirurgie du rachis afin d'offrir une guérison complète aux patients souffrant d’une hernie discale, de pathologies dégénératives et d’instabilités du rachis post-traumatiques.