Table 8.

Results of anti-microbial agent coatings on PEEK.

Treatment	Results	Author
Surface coatings—Antibiotic agents with carrier
Brushite + Gentamycin sulphate	In vitro: Sustained biocompatibility and increased proliferation and differentiation of pre-osteoblastic cells In vivo: Increased antimicrobial resistance and osseointegration	Xue et al. [83]
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) of GL13K/[AMP of GL13K + 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC)]	In vitro: Increased antibacterial activity against S. aureus	Hu et al. [85]
Red selenium nanorods/Gray selenium nanoparticles	In vitro: Increased antimicrobial activity to P. aeruginosa	Wang et al. [84]