{"title":"Influence of particle size and aggregates on translucent alumina ceramics fabricated by gelcasting","authors":"Zhengxian Di, Ting Li, Dongliang Jin, Guowei Huang, Hengzhong Fan, Litian Hu, Yongsheng Zhang","doi":"10.1177/17436753241229020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17436753241229020","url":null,"abstract":"Three types of alumina powders and a polymer electrolyte Isobam system were used to fabricate translucent alumina ceramics via gelcasting, and each powder had the highest attainable solid loading. The effects of alumina particle size on slurry dispersion, microstructures and properties of green bodies and ceramics were investigated. All of the high-solid loading slurries contained strong aggregates, which could bridge with each other to form weak agglomerates. The smaller the initial particle size was, the more the contained particle number per aggregate. In addition, the smaller the aggregate size was, the lower the sintering activation energy of the ceramic and, finally, the higher the relative density. The initial particle size of the powder may not be the critical factor determining ceramic sintering, but the aggregate size and effective volume fraction of the aggregates may be the critical factors. Finally, the in-line transmittance of the ceramic with a higher density reached 22% at a wavelength of 650 nm and a thickness of 0.8 mm.","PeriodicalId":516873,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139895497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of particle size and aggregates on translucent alumina ceramics fabricated by gelcasting","authors":"Zhengxian Di, Ting Li, Dongliang Jin, Guowei Huang, Hengzhong Fan, Litian Hu, Yongsheng Zhang","doi":"10.1177/17436753241229020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17436753241229020","url":null,"abstract":"Three types of alumina powders and a polymer electrolyte Isobam system were used to fabricate translucent alumina ceramics via gelcasting, and each powder had the highest attainable solid loading. The effects of alumina particle size on slurry dispersion, microstructures and properties of green bodies and ceramics were investigated. All of the high-solid loading slurries contained strong aggregates, which could bridge with each other to form weak agglomerates. The smaller the initial particle size was, the more the contained particle number per aggregate. In addition, the smaller the aggregate size was, the lower the sintering activation energy of the ceramic and, finally, the higher the relative density. The initial particle size of the powder may not be the critical factor determining ceramic sintering, but the aggregate size and effective volume fraction of the aggregates may be the critical factors. Finally, the in-line transmittance of the ceramic with a higher density reached 22% at a wavelength of 650 nm and a thickness of 0.8 mm.","PeriodicalId":516873,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics","volume":"13 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139893341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minghui Sun, Shaolong Wang, Yani Zhang, Tun Wang, Shengchun Li, Lei Zhang, F. Lei, Lingcong Fan, Ying Shi, Jianjun Xie
{"title":"Structure and properties study of magnesium oxide porous ceramics prepared by Organic Foam Template Method","authors":"Minghui Sun, Shaolong Wang, Yani Zhang, Tun Wang, Shengchun Li, Lei Zhang, F. Lei, Lingcong Fan, Ying Shi, Jianjun Xie","doi":"10.1177/17436753231213006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17436753231213006","url":null,"abstract":"Magnesium oxide (MgO) porous ceramics with high porosity, compressive strength and low thermal conductivity were prepared by Organic Foam Template Method. The effects of the sintering temperature, polycarboxylic acid (PCE) dispersant and pore size of organic foam template on the properties of MgO porous ceramics were investigated. The experiment results showed that with the increase of sintering temperature, the MgO porous ceramic shrinkage, skeleton density and compressive strength increased. PCE could increase the fluidity of slurry and make the framework clearer, as well as reduce the cracks formed in the process of drying effectively. When the content of PCE was 0.5 wt-%, the porosity, compressive strength and thermal conductivity of MgO porous ceramics were 88.5%, 1.6 MPa and 0.045 W/(m·K), respectively. In addition, as the pore size of the organic foam template decreased, the porosity decreased, and the resistance increased and the thermal conductivity increased.","PeriodicalId":516873,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140499300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Travis Allen, Jake Graser, Ramsey Issa, Taylor D. Sparks
{"title":"Thermoelectric properties of TaVO5 and GdTaO4: An experimental verification of machine learning prediction","authors":"Travis Allen, Jake Graser, Ramsey Issa, Taylor D. Sparks","doi":"10.1177/17436753231213060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17436753231213060","url":null,"abstract":"Advancements in materials discovery tend to rely disproportionately on happenstance and luck rather than employing a systematic approach. Recently, advances in computational power have allowed researchers to build computer models to predict the material properties of any chemical formula. From energy minimization techniques to machine learning-based models, these algorithms have unique strengths and weaknesses. However, a computational model is only as good as its accuracy when compared to real-world measurements. In this work, we take two recommendations from a thermoelectric machine learning model, TaVO[Formula: see text] and GdTaO[Formula: see text], and measure their thermoelectric properties of Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity, and electrical conductivity. We see that the predictions are mixed; thermal conductivities are correctly predicted, while electrical conductivities and Seebeck coefficients are not. Furthermore, we explore TaVO[Formula: see text]’s unusually low thermal conductivity of 1.2 Wm[Formula: see text]K[Formula: see text], and we discover a possible new avenue of research of a low thermal conductivity oxide family.","PeriodicalId":516873,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics","volume":"14 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140499247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plant extract-based biosynthesis of silver nanoparticle and silver–zinc nanocomposites-doped hydroxyapatite and its antimicrobial activity","authors":"İlkay Unal, Burcu Aydoğdu, Mehmet Aytar","doi":"10.1177/17436753231219539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17436753231219539","url":null,"abstract":"Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is an essential material in the biomedical field because of its chemical composition, similar to the apatites found in bones. The lack of bactericidal properties of HAp-based materials cannot prevent the adhesion and growth of bacteria. However, it can develop composite biomaterials using nanoparticles (NPs) such as silver (Ag) and zinc (Zn), which exhibit biocidal behaviours to control resistant microorganisms. This study aimed to prepareHAp–AgNPs and HAp–Ag@ZnNPs nanocomposite and evaluate their antimicrobial properties against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. HAp powders were produced from sheep bone. An aqueous extract of Marrubium astracanicum was used as a reducing and stabilising agent for the synthesis of NPs. The composites were characterized by XRD, SEM–EDX, SEM and FTIR. In vitro biocompatibility assessment was determined by agar well diffusion tests. The HAp–Ag@ZnNPs nanocomposites showed stronger antimicrobial activity than HAp–AgNPs against bacteria and fungi, while pure HAp did not show any effect.","PeriodicalId":516873,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics","volume":"35 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140498814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}