Ceramics transformed: manipulating crystal structures to toughen bioceramics

Williams, D.

Medical Device Technology 8(8): 6-8

1997


ISSN/ISBN: 1048-6690
PMID: 10174274
Document Number: 482285
Ceramics have tremendous potential as engineering materials for the construction of medical devices but are inhibited by their inherent brittleness. This article discusses how this problem has been addressed by the development of the process of transformation toughening and places this in the broader context of the new generation of "smart" materials.

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