Glasses and Glass Ceramics for Medical Applications

• Main Authors: El-Meliegy, Emad (Author), Noort, Richard van (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Phase transitions (Statistical physics).; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.

Glass ceramics are a special group of materials in which a base glass can be crystallized under carefully controlled conditions, which in turn determine the properties of the material. These materials offer a wide range of physical and mechanical properties combining the distinctive characteristics...