Shaping ceramic materials is a research area which has continuing innovation and
excellence. Dry processing routes gave way to colloidal techniques enabling the …

Laminated ceramic composites are appealing for many applications due to their unique and
customizable thermal and mechanical properties. Gelcasting is a relatively new, yet …

As commercially and environmentally attractive alternatives to chemically cross-linked
elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) combine the elasticity of conventional …

A liquid desiccant solvent extraction technique is introduced to significantly reduce the
amount of warping during drying in thermoreversibly gelcast alumina samples by eliminating …

and Omatete in the early 1990s [1–3] and was explored in detail by them and their
coworkers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory [4–8]. In their originally conceived method, a …

Polymers are organic macromolecules that consist of a large number of repeating units and
are frequently classified by their thermomechanical properties, 1 as indicated in Figure 8.1 …

A novel direct lamination technique by tape casting thermoreversible gel-based slips is
introduced for the production of solid oxide fuel cell anode support, anode, and electrolyte …

The unique nature of block copolymers that self-assemble into a variety of nanostructured
morphologies endures their wide applications ranging from compatibilization, gas …

Solvent-rich polyelectrolyte complexes display a wide range of rheological properties, when
different environmental parameters are applied. Due to the low energy barrier of the …

Understanding molecular mechanisms which dictate the macroscopic properties of a
material is crucial for engineering solutions to enhance mechanical performance. For …