Here are four things to know:
1. Medical composite materials are a mixture of two or more components to provide better performance.
2. These materials, used for orthopedic prosthetics and implants, have better strength-to-weight ratios, fatigue endurance, corrosion resistance, impact resistance and malleability.
3. Medical composite materials are divided into fiber composite, polymer metal composite and polymer ceramic composite. The fiber composites are used for making prosthetics and implants, because of the resistance.
4. Key players in the market include Icotec, Polygon Composites, PolyOne, Quatro Composites and Toray.
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