Investigations have been carried out to determine ways of tailoring ceramic materials in
order that one or more toughening mechanisms are activated in service. Microstructural …

Sinteringof Ceramics provides the only comprehensive treatment ofthe theories and
principles of sintering and their application to the production of advanced ceramics. It …

Recent developments in modelling the sintering process of powder compacts are critically
reviewed. Both free sintering and pressure assisted sintering are considered. The review …

Implant-related infection of biomaterials is one of the main causes of arthroplasty and
osteosynthesis failure. Bacteria, such as the rapidly-emerging Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) …

The mechanical properties of Al2O3‐based porous ceramics fabricated from pure Al2O3
powder and the mixtures with Al (OH) 3 were investigated. The fracture strength of the …

Sintering is a common technique for the production of ceramic, metallic and composite
bodies and components. During this process it is known that internal stresses can arise from …

Highly porous mullite ceramics were fabricated by a reaction-bonding technique from a
powder mixture of Al2O3 and SiC, with graphite particles as the pore-forming agent. The …

Porous silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics were fabricated by an oxidation‐bonding process in
which the powder compacts are heated in air so that SiC particles are bonded to each other …

A novel class of preceramic paper may serve as a preform to manufacture lightweight as
well as multilayer ceramic products. In this article, we discuss the formation, microstructure …

Porous ceramics are commonly used in electrochemical, catalytic, biological, and filtration
processes, but in many cases, improvements to their designed performance come s at the …