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. 2022 Dec 16;14(24):5526. doi: 10.3390/polym14245526

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The effect of laser treatment on tribology-resistance. (a) Hammouti et al. showed a reduction in wear rate for micropatterned (micropores) PEEK surfaces [211]. (b) Dufils et al. demonstrated reduced wear and friction on microstructured PEEK surfaces (micropores coated with DLC film), especially those with shallower micropores and lower area coverage (in water and serum, respectively) in comparison to untreated PEEK [214]. All figures were reprinted with permission from the literature [211,214].