Physicochemical Modification of Polymers for Bone-Implant Osseointegration

Modification and Bulk Orientation..............................................................265 9.2.1 Surface Sulfonation of Model Polyolefins ......................................265 9.2.2 Surface Phosphonylation of Model Polyolefins

and Polyether-ether Ketone (PEEK)................................................266 9.2.3 Surface Microtexturing of Model Polyolefins

and PEEK-Based Substrates ............................................................270 9.2.4 Orthogonal Solid-State Orientation of Crystalline

Thermoplastic Polymers ..................................................................271 9.3 Interaction of Cells with Chemically Modified Surfaces............................274